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About Barafuti Village

Barafuti is a mid sized village in Hojai tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 339 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barafuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barafuti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Hojai
Pincode 782435
Area (hectares) 139.71 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 339
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barafuti compares

By the 2011 count Barafuti is the 79th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 139.71 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barafuti

The census records public bus service for Barafuti 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Alinagar, Amlipukhuri Gaon, Amlipukhuri Reserve and Amtala. 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 Barafuti

As per the Census of India 2011, Barafuti village had a population of 671. That makes it the 79th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Barafuti village has 339 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barafuti has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Barafuti is 782435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barafuti covers 139.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barafuti falls under Hojai tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Barafuti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barafuti.

Barafuti is in Hojai tehsil of Nagaon 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 Barafuti today is likely to be higher.

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