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About Barbila Village

Barbila is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 849 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barbila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbila village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 44.52 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 849
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbila compares

By the 2011 count Barbila is the 68th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 44.52 hectares work out to about 36 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 921.

Getting to Barbila

Barbila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barbila as Available within <5 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 Barbila from other places

Barbila lies about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 10 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 Barbila
Nearest railway station Gaisal 10 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 29 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 29 km

Villages closest to Barbila

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Barbila

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbila village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 68th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Barbila village has 849 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbila has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Barbila is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barbila covers 44.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barbila falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Barbila is Gaisal, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barbila.

Barbila is about 29 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbila is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 18 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpokhar (under 2 km), Paschim Dubkaul (2.0 km) and Paschim Gachh (2.0 km).

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

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