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About Barul Village

Barul is a large village in Tuljapur tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,482, made up of 1,305 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2041 hectares hectares.

Barul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Tuljapur
Area (hectares) 2041 hectares
Population 2,482
Male Population 1,305
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barul compares

By the 2011 count Barul is the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents. Its 2041 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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 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 Barul from other places

Barul lies about 26 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, 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
Tehsil headquarters Tuljapur 10 km
Nearest town Tuljāpur 10 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 26 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 34 km

Villages closest to Barul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tuljapur 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 2,482. That makes it the 25th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,845 residents.

Barul village has 1,305 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barul has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Barul covers 2041 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barul falls under Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barul is Dharashiv, 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 10+ km distance for Barul.

Barul is about 26 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barul is in Tuljapur tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljapur is about 10 km away. Tuljāpur is about 10 km away. Osmanabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Honala (2.2 km), Tirth Bk (3.2 km) and Jawalga Mesai (3.2 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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