About Barana Village

Barana is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 393 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Pincode	212402
Area (hectares)	165.89 hectares
Population	804
Male Population	393
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is the 397th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 165.89 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 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 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 1.6 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	Sarai Kansrai	1.6 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	22 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	50 km

Villages closest to Barana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 804. That makes it the 397th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Barana village has 393 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Barana is 212402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barana covers 165.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barana falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barana is Sarai Kansrai, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barana.

Barana is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Kansrai is about 1.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 21 km away. Handia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.