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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,091 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 168.33 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 48th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 168.33 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Bara Gaon

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

How far is Bara Gaon from other places

Bara Gaon lies about 159 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kundaharnamganj, about 16 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 Bara Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 15 km
Nearest town Lālganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Kundaharnamganj 16 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 159 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 48th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 1,091 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gaon is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gaon covers 168.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gaon falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Kundaharnamganj, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 159 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Lālganj is about 15 km away. Kundaharnamganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Chandarpur (under 2 km), Mamsirpur (3.9 km) and Sultanipur (4.1 km).

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

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