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About Baraha Village

Baraha is a large village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,241 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 256.07 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,241
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Baraha compares

By the 2011 count Baraha is the 84th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 256.07 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Baraha

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

Baraha lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 10 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 Baraha
Nearest railway station Madaraha 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 29 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 29 km

Villages closest to Baraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraha village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 84th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Baraha village has 1,241 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Baraha is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraha covers 256.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraha falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraha is Madaraha, about 10 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 Baraha.

Baraha is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraha is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Madaraha is about 10 km away. Karchhana is about 29 km away. Allahabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharaha (under 2 km), Semri Ta Purva (under 2 km) and Niraundha (1.7 km).

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

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