About Barayan Village

Barayan is a mid sized village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 392 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barayan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	531.8 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	392
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barayan compares

By the 2011 count Barayan is the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 531.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barayan

Barayan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barayan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barayan from other places

Barayan lies about 61 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 42 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 Barayan
Tehsil headquarters	Marwah	34 km
Nearest town	Anantnag	38 km
Nearest railway station	Sadura	42 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	61 km

Villages closest to Barayan

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

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Common questions about Barayan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barayan village had a population of 761. That makes it the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Barayan village has 392 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barayan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Barayan is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barayan covers 531.8 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.

Barayan falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barayan is Sadura, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barayan.

Barayan is about 61 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barayan is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. Marwah is about 34 km away. Anantnag is about 38 km away. Sadura is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.