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About Barara Village

Barara is a mid sized village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 256 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 1014 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 256
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barara compares

By the 2011 count Barara is the 82nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 1014 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Barara

Barara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barara from other places

Barara lies about 58 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 52 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 Barara
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 52 km
Nearest town Māngrol 57 km
District headquarters Baran 58 km

Villages closest to Barara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barara village had a population of 505. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Barara village has 256 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Barara is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barara covers 1014 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barara falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barara is Khonker, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barara.

Barara is about 58 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barara is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 8.8 km away. Khonker is about 52 km away. Māngrol is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchawada (3.5 km), Kripalpur (5.3 km) and Rajpur (5.3 km).

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

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