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About Baraul Village

Baraul is a mid sized village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,081, made up of 569 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497226
Area (hectares) 312.35 hectares
Population 1,081
Male Population 569
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraul compares

By the 2011 count Baraul is the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 312.35 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 982.

Getting to Baraul

Baraul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baraul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baijnathnagar, Baijnathpur, Banja and Bansapara. 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 Baraul

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraul village had a population of 1,081. That makes it the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Baraul village has 569 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraul has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Baraul is 497226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraul covers 312.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraul falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Baraul notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Baraul.

Baraul is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja 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 Baraul today is likely to be higher.

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