About Barah Village

Barah is one of the larger villages in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,171, made up of 2,809 males and 2,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Mansa
Tehsil	Budhlada
Pincode	151503
Area (hectares)	2180 hectares
Population	5,171
Male Population	2,809
Female Population	2,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barah compares

By the 2011 count Barah is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 2180 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Barah

Barah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barah from other places

Barah lies about 37 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Bareta, about 17 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 Barah
Nearest town	Ratia	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bareta	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budhlada	24 km
District headquarters	Mansa	37 km

Villages closest to Barah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barah village had a population of 5,171. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Barah village has 2,809 males and 2,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Barah is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barah covers 2180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barah falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barah is Bareta, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barah.

Barah is about 37 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barah is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Ratia is about 5.5 km away. Bareta is about 17 km away. Budhlada is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.