About Barayan Village

Barayan is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 536 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barayan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bara Banki
Tehsil	Nawabganj
Pincode	225414
Area (hectares)	136.5 hectares
Population	1,085
Male Population	536
Female Population	549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barayan compares

By the 2011 count Barayan is the 239th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 136.5 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Barayan

Barayan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barayan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barayan from other places

Barayan lies about 22 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Bakshi Ka Talab, about 5.9 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 Barayan
Nearest railway station	Bakshi Ka Talab	5.9 km
Nearest town	Lucknow	20 km
District headquarters	Bara Banki	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawabganj	24 km

Villages closest to Barayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barayan village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 239th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Barayan village has 536 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barayan has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Barayan is 225414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barayan covers 136.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barayan falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barayan is Bakshi Ka Talab, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barayan.

Barayan is about 22 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barayan is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Bakshi Ka Talab is about 5.9 km away. Lucknow is about 20 km away. Bara Banki is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.