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About Baraun Village

Baraun is a small village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 54 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraun village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174027
Area (hectares) 56.3 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 54
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Baraun compares

By the 2011 count Baraun is the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Baraun

Baraun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraun 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 Baraun from other places

Baraun lies about 48 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 28 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 Baraun
Nearest town Mungeli 26 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharari 29 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 48 km

Villages closest to Baraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraun village had a population of 113. That makes it the 79th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Baraun village has 54 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraun has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Baraun is 174027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraun covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraun falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baraun is Salkaroad, about 28 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 Baraun.

Baraun is about 48 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraun is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 26 km away. Salkaroad is about 28 km away. Bharari 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 Tikri (16 km), Bari Kalan (18 km) and Bari Khurd (21 km).

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

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