About Barau Village

Barau is a mid sized village in Rampur Naikin tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,011 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.06 hectares hectares.

Barau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barau village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sidhi
Tehsil	Rampur Naikin
Area (hectares)	433.06 hectares
Population	1,985
Male Population	1,011
Female Population	974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barau compares

By the 2011 count Barau is the 30th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 433.06 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Barau

Barau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barau from other places

Barau lies about 60 km from Sidhi. 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 Barau
Nearest town	Rewa	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur Naikin	33 km
District headquarters	Sidhi	60 km

Villages closest to Barau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Naikin 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 Barau

As per the Census of India 2011, Barau village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 30th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Barau village has 1,011 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barau has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Barau covers 433.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barau falls under Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Barau notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Barau.

Barau is about 60 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barau is in Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district. Rewa is about 8.9 km away. Rampur Naikin is about 33 km away. Sidhi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.