About Barau Village

Barau is a mid sized village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 615 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.35 hectares hectares.

Barau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barau village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Auraiya
Tehsil	Bidhuna
Area (hectares)	135.35 hectares
Population	1,202
Male Population	615
Female Population	587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barau compares

By the 2011 count Barau is the 181st largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 135.35 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Barau

Barau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barau from other places

Barau lies about 45 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Samhon, about 14 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 Barau
Nearest railway station	Samhon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bidhuna	15 km
Nearest town	Bidhūna	15 km
District headquarters	Auraiya	45 km

Villages closest to Barau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barau village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 181st largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Barau village has 615 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barau has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 862.

Barau covers 135.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barau falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barau is Samhon, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Barau.

Barau is about 45 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barau is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Samhon is about 14 km away. Bidhuna is about 15 km away. Bidhūna is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.