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About Barauna Village

Barauna is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,329 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221505
Area (hectares) 211.82 hectares
Population 2,586
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barauna compares

By the 2011 count Barauna is the 93rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 211.82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barauna

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

Barauna lies about 26 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 4.3 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 Barauna
Nearest railway station Saidabad 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 10 km
Nearest town Phulpur 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 26 km

Villages closest to Barauna

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.

Common questions about Barauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauna village had a population of 2,586. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Barauna village has 1,329 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauna has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Barauna is 221505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barauna covers 211.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barauna is Saidabad, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barauna.

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

Barauna is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 4.3 km away. Handia is about 10 km away. Phulpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakari (under 2 km), Dadupur (under 2 km) and Thulama (under 2 km).

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

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