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About Barra Village

Barra is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 447 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 191.26 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 447
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 191.26 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Barra

Barra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barra from other places

Barra lies about 25 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 27 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 Barra
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 13 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 25 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 27 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 29 km

Villages closest to Barra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 860. That makes it the 71st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Barra village has 447 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 191.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barra falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barra is Saragaon Road, about 27 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barra.

Barra is about 25 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barra is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 13 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 25 km away. Saragaon Road is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deorimath (5.8 km), Pendri (7.2 km) and Mukta (8.7 km).

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

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