About Barafu Village

Barafu is a small village in Hayuliang tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 45 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barafu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barafu village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Anjaw
Tehsil	Hayuliang
Pincode	792102
Population	80
Male Population	45
Female Population	35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	778
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barafu compares

By the 2011 count Barafu is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 95 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Barafu

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

Barafu lies about 17 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 107 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 Barafu
Tehsil headquarters	Hayuliang	3.5 km
District headquarters	Anjaw	17 km
Nearest railway station	Dangari	107 km
Nearest town	Dum Duma	115 km

Villages closest to Barafu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barafu village had a population of 80. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 95 residents.

Barafu village has 45 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barafu has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Barafu is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barafu falls under Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barafu is Dangari, about 107 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 10+ km distance for Barafu.

Barafu is about 17 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barafu is in Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district. Hayuliang is about 3.5 km away. Anjaw is about 17 km away. Dangari is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.