About Barva Village

Barva is a large village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,733, made up of 1,484 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barva village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Meja
Pincode	212308
Area (hectares)	242.96 hectares
Population	2,733
Male Population	1,484
Female Population	1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barva compares

By the 2011 count Barva is the 49th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 242.96 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barva

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

Barva lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 7.0 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 Barva
Nearest railway station	Handia Khas	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meja	18 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	28 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	35 km

Villages closest to Barva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barva village had a population of 2,733. That makes it the 49th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Barva village has 1,484 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barva has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Barva is 212308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barva covers 242.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barva falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barva is Handia Khas, about 7.0 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 within village for Barva.

Barva is about 35 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barva is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 7.0 km away. Meja is about 18 km away. Phulpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.