About Barura Village

Barura is a large village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,122 males and 1,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	671 hectares
Population	2,173
Male Population	1,122
Female Population	1,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Barura compares

By the 2011 count Barura is the 9th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 671 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Barura

Barura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barura 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 Barura from other places

Barura lies about 77 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 5.7 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 Barura
Nearest railway station	Kajri	5.7 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pratappur	35 km
District headquarters	Chatra	77 km

Villages closest to Barura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barura village had a population of 2,173. That makes it the 9th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Barura village has 1,122 males and 1,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barura has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Barura is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barura covers 671 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barura falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barura is Kajri, about 5.7 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 Barura.

Barura is about 77 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barura is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kajri is about 5.7 km away. Medininagar is about 10 km away. Pratappur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.