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About Barul Village

Barul is a large village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,674, made up of 2,368 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431746, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Pincode 431746
Area (hectares) 1066 hectares
Population 4,674
Male Population 2,368
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barul compares

By the 2011 count Barul is the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 1066 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 939.

Getting to Barul

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

Barul lies about 34 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Hazur Sahib Nanded, 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 Barul
Nearest town Kandahār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 34 km
District headquarters Nanded 34 km
Nearest railway station Hazur Sahib Nanded 34 km

Villages closest to Barul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barul village had a population of 4,674. That makes it the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Barul village has 2,368 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barul has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Barul is 431746. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barul covers 1066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barul falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barul is Hazur Sahib Nanded, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barul.

Barul is about 34 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barul is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Kandahār is about 14 km away. Kandhar is about 34 km away. Nanded is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aural (2.6 km), Hisse Aural (2.6 km) and Chauki Dharnapuri (3.3 km).

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

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