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About Barbarya Village

Barbarya is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,692, made up of 2,452 males and 2,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721653, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbarya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721653
Area (hectares) 273.95 hectares
Population 4,692
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 2,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbarya compares

By the 2011 count Barbarya is the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 273.95 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barbarya

Barbarya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbarya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbarya from other places

Barbarya lies about 38 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barbarya
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 4.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamluk 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 38 km

Villages closest to Barbarya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamluk tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barbarya

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbarya village had a population of 4,692. That makes it the 8th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Barbarya village has 2,452 males and 2,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbarya has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barbarya is 721653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbarya covers 273.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbarya falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbarya is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbarya.

Barbarya is about 38 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbarya is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.8 km away. Tamluk is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhubaneswarpur (7.9 km), Mirjapur (8.0 km) and Naki Basan (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barbarya today is likely to be higher.

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