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About Barur Village

Barur is a large village in Pochampalli tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,081, made up of 2,039 males and 2,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Pochampalli
Pincode 635201
Area (hectares) 749.11 hectares
Population 4,081
Male Population 2,039
Female Population 2,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barur compares

By the 2011 count Barur is the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents. Its 749.11 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barur

Barur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barur from other places

Barur lies about 26 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Dasampatti, about 16 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 Barur
Tehsil headquarters Pochampalli 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Dasampatti 16 km
Nearest town Dharmapuri 25 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 26 km

Villages closest to Barur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barur village had a population of 4,081. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents.

Barur village has 2,039 males and 2,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barur is 635201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barur covers 749.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barur falls under Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Barur is Dasampatti, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Barur.

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

Barur is in Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pochampalli is about 7.5 km away. Dasampatti is about 16 km away. Dharmapuri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chellakuttapatti (under 2 km), Pannandur (2.1 km) and Vadamangalam (2.5 km).

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

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