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About Barana Village

Barana is a small village in Digod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 244 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Digod
Pincode 325204
Area (hectares) 267.39 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 244
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is the 108th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 267.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 925.

Getting to Barana

Barana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barana 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 Barana from other places

Barana lies about 45 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Antah, about 13 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 Barana
Nearest railway station Antah 13 km
Nearest town Anta 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Digod 21 km
District headquarters Kota 45 km

Villages closest to Barana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 476. That makes it the 108th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Barana village has 244 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barana is 325204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barana covers 267.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barana falls under Digod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barana is Antah, about 13 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 Barana.

Barana is about 45 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Digod tehsil of Kota district. Antah is about 13 km away. Anta is about 14 km away. Digod is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakyan (1.5 km), Bislai (1.7 km) and Dhansuri (2.5 km).

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

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