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About Barai Harakh Village

Barai Harakh is one of the larger villages in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,549, made up of 2,894 males and 2,655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Harakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai Harakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Pincode 212503
Area (hectares) 349.11 hectares
Population 5,549
Male Population 2,894
Female Population 2,655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barai Harakh compares

By the 2011 count Barai Harakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 349.11 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barai Harakh

Barai Harakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barai Harakh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barai Harakh from other places

Barai Harakh lies about 21 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, about 4.8 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 Barai Harakh
Nearest railway station Atrampur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 9.2 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 21 km

Villages closest to Barai Harakh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soraon 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 Barai Harakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai Harakh village had a population of 5,549. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Barai Harakh village has 2,894 males and 2,655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai Harakh has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barai Harakh is 212503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai Harakh covers 349.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barai Harakh falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai Harakh is Atrampur, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barai Harakh.

Barai Harakh is about 21 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai Harakh is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 4.8 km away. Soraon is about 9.2 km away. Mau Aimma is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahespur (under 2 km), Jagdishpur Sukali (1.5 km) and Dewapur (1.7 km).

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

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