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About Barauli Village

Barauli is a small village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 115 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lundra
Pincode 497101
Area (hectares) 164.19 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 115
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barauli compares

By the 2011 count Barauli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 164.19 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barauli

Barauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barauli 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 Barauli from other places

Barauli lies about 28 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 34 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 Barauli
Tehsil headquarters Lundra 17 km
District headquarters Surguja 28 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 34 km

Villages closest to Barauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauli village had a population of 233. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Barauli village has 115 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauli has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barauli is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barauli covers 164.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barauli falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barauli is Ambikapur, about 34 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barauli.

Barauli is about 28 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauli is in Lundra tehsil of Surguja district. Lundra is about 17 km away. Surguja is about 28 km away. Ambikāpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babouli (under 2 km), Batouli (under 2 km) and Bardih (7.7 km).

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

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