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About Barbaria Village

Barbaria is a large village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,972, made up of 1,508 males and 1,464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 195.53 hectares
Population 2,972
Male Population 1,508
Female Population 1,464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barbaria compares

By the 2011 count Barbaria is the 21st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 195.53 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barbaria

Barbaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barbaria 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barbaria from other places

Barbaria lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, 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 Barbaria
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 4.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 9.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Barbaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kulpi 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 Barbaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbaria village had a population of 2,972. That makes it the 21st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Barbaria village has 1,508 males and 1,464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaria has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Barbaria is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbaria covers 195.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbaria falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbaria is Gurudas Nagar, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barbaria.

Barbaria is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaria is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 4.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.8 km away. Kulpi is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manika (under 2 km), Deria (under 2 km) and Ramrampur (under 2 km).

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

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