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About Barula Village

Barula is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 515 males and 502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 256.56 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 515
Female Population 502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barula compares

By the 2011 count Barula is the 55th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 256.56 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barula

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

Barula lies about 52 km from Raipur. 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 Barula
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 15 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 52 km

Villages closest to Barula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barula village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 55th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Barula village has 515 males and 502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barula has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Barula is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barula covers 256.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barula falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Barula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barula.

Barula is about 52 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barula is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 15 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Raipur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsatthi (under 2 km), Sendar (under 2 km) and Raweli (2.0 km).

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

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