About Baruva Village

Baruva is one of the larger villages in Sompeta tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,795, made up of 2,768 males and 3,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532263, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruva village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Sompeta
Pincode	532263
Area (hectares)	629 hectares
Population	5,795
Male Population	2,768
Female Population	3,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baruva compares

By the 2011 count Baruva is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,769 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Baruva

Baruva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baruva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baruva from other places

Baruva lies about 97 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Baruva, about 3.6 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 Baruva
Nearest railway station	Baruva	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sompeta	6.9 km
Nearest town	Palāsa	22 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	97 km

Villages closest to Baruva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruva village had a population of 5,795. 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 1,769 residents.

Baruva village has 2,768 males and 3,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruva has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1056.

The pincode recorded for Baruva is 532263. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruva covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baruva falls under Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baruva is Baruva, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baruva.

Baruva is about 97 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruva is in Sompeta tehsil of Srikakulam district. Baruva is about 3.6 km away. Sompeta is about 6.9 km away. Palāsa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.