About Barra Village

Barra is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,005, made up of 1,353 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,221 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Phulpur
Pincode	276301
Area (hectares)	606.09 hectares
Population	3,005
Male Population	1,353
Female Population	1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,221
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 Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is the 42nd largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 606.09 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Barra

Barra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barra 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 Barra from other places

Barra lies about 116 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaura, about 4.9 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 Barra
Nearest railway station	Gaura	4.9 km
Nearest town	Mau Aimma	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulpur	25 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	116 km

Villages closest to Barra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 3,005. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Barra village has 1,353 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 1221 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 276301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 606.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barra falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barra is Gaura, about 4.9 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 Barra.

Barra is about 116 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barra is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Gaura is about 4.9 km away. Mau Aimma is about 18 km away. Phulpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.