About Barbasanta Village

Barbasanta is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,511, made up of 785 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721649, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbasanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbasanta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Tamluk
Pincode	721649
Area (hectares)	66.45 hectares
Population	1,511
Male Population	785
Female Population	726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbasanta compares

By the 2011 count Barbasanta is the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 66.45 hectares work out to about 23 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 Barbasanta

Barbasanta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barbasanta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barbasanta from other places

Barbasanta lies about 44 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 15 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 Barbasanta
Nearest town	Pujali	14 km
Nearest railway station	Fuleswar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamluk	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	44 km

Villages closest to Barbasanta

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.

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Common questions about Barbasanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbasanta village had a population of 1,511. That makes it the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Barbasanta village has 785 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbasanta has about 925 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 Barbasanta is 721649. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbasanta covers 66.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barbasanta is Fuleswar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Barbasanta.

Barbasanta is about 44 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbasanta is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 14 km away. Fuleswar is about 15 km away. Tamluk is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.