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About Barain Village

Barain is a mid sized village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,451, made up of 761 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barain village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Pincode 225415
Area (hectares) 131.15 hectares
Population 1,451
Male Population 761
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barain compares

By the 2011 count Barain is the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 131.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Barain

Barain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barain as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barain from other places

Barain lies about 41 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, about 12 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 Barain
Nearest railway station Daryabad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 15 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 21 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 41 km

Villages closest to Barain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirauli Gauspur 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 Barain

As per the Census of India 2011, Barain village had a population of 1,451. That makes it the 69th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Barain village has 761 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barain has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Barain is 225415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barain covers 131.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barain falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barain is Daryabad, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barain.

Barain is about 41 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barain is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Daryabad is about 12 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 15 km away. Colonelganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dereraja (under 2 km), Atarauli (2.6 km) and Kamrauli (2.6 km).

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

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