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About Barbenda Village

Barbenda is one of the larger villages in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,107, made up of 2,635 males and 2,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbenda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 217.32 hectares
Population 5,107
Male Population 2,635
Female Population 2,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barbenda compares

By the 2011 count Barbenda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 217.32 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barbenda

Barbenda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barbenda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangidiri, Bangora, Banshgar and Bara Malka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barbenda

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbenda village had a population of 5,107. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Barbenda village has 2,635 males and 2,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbenda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barbenda is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbenda covers 217.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbenda falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Barbenda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Barbenda is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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