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About Barauli Village

Barauli is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 912 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140506
Area (hectares) 932 hectares
Population 1,726
Male Population 912
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Barauli compares

By the 2011 count Barauli is the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 932 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Barauli

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

Barauli lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 5.9 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 Barauli
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 4.9 km
Nearest town Basi 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Dapper 5.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Barauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Barauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauli village had a population of 1,726. That makes it the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Barauli village has 912 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauli has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Barauli is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barauli covers 932 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barauli falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barauli is Dapper, about 5.9 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 Barauli.

Barauli is about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauli is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 4.9 km away. Basi is about 4.9 km away. Dapper is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batauli (under 2 km), Karkaur (under 2 km) and Fatehpur (under 2 km).

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

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