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About Barokhar Village

Barokhar is one of the larger villages in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,815, made up of 6,359 males and 5,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2999.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barokhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Pincode 212306
Area (hectares) 2999.44 hectares
Population 11,815
Male Population 6,359
Female Population 5,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barokhar compares

By the 2011 count Barokhar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 2999.44 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Barokhar

Barokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barokhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Barokhar from other places

Barokhar lies about 25 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 8.0 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 Barokhar
Nearest railway station Jasra 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 25 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 25 km

Villages closest to Barokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barokhar village had a population of 11,815. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Barokhar village has 6,359 males and 5,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barokhar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Barokhar is 212306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barokhar covers 2999.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barokhar falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barokhar is Jasra, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Barokhar.

Barokhar is about 25 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barokhar is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 8.0 km away. Koraon is about 25 km away. Allahabad 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 Jamokhar (under 2 km), Salaya (3.8 km) and Semri (4.1 km).

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

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