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About Baraga Village

Baraga is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,212 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.08 hectares hectares.

Baraga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 329.08 hectares
Population 2,402
Male Population 1,212
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraga compares

By the 2011 count Baraga is the 85th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 329.08 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Baraga

The census records public bus service for Baraga 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraga from other places

Baraga lies about 6.4 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 2.6 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 Baraga
Nearest railway station Saidraja 2.6 km
District headquarters Chandauli 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 11 km

Villages closest to Baraga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraga village had a population of 2,402. That makes it the 85th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Baraga village has 1,212 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraga has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Baraga covers 329.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraga falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraga is Saidraja, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Baraga.

Baraga is about 6.4 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraga is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Saidraja is about 2.6 km away. Chandauli is about 6.4 km away. Sakaldiha is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchdeura (under 2 km), Jairampur (2.5 km) and Bajidpur (3.9 km).

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

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