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About Baraha Kalan Village

Baraha Kalan is one of the larger villages in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,566, made up of 3,410 males and 3,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.95 hectares hectares.

Baraha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraha Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 676.95 hectares
Population 6,566
Male Population 3,410
Female Population 3,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Baraha Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 676.95 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Baraha Kalan

Baraha Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baraha Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraha Kalan from other places

Baraha Kalan lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 3.6 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 Baraha Kalan
Nearest railway station Unchdih 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 7.1 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 35 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Baraha Kalan

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.

Common questions about Baraha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraha Kalan village had a population of 6,566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Baraha Kalan village has 3,410 males and 3,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraha Kalan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Baraha Kalan covers 676.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraha Kalan falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraha Kalan is Unchdih, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Baraha Kalan.

Baraha Kalan is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraha Kalan is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 3.6 km away. Meja is about 7.1 km away. Gyānpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andhi (1.8 km), Bharuhi (2.0 km) and Kapuri (2.2 km).

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

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