Skip to main content

About Bagrau Village

Bagrau is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 683 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.47 hectares hectares.

Bagrau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagrau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 74.47 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 683
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagrau compares

By the 2011 count Bagrau is the 130th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 74.47 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Bagrau

Bagrau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagrau 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagrau from other places

Bagrau lies about 21 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Dhaneta, about 6.7 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 Bagrau
Nearest railway station Dhaneta 6.7 km
Nearest town Fatehganj West 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 21 km
District headquarters Bareilly 21 km

Villages closest to Bagrau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagrau village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 130th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Bagrau village has 683 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagrau has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Bagrau covers 74.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagrau falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagrau is Dhaneta, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bagrau.

Bagrau is about 21 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagrau is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Dhaneta is about 6.7 km away. Fatehganj West is about 7.4 km away. Meerganj 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 Kera (under 2 km), Bikrampur (under 2 km) and Kanunagla (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All