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About Barawan Village

Barawan is a large village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,485, made up of 1,746 males and 1,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224203
Area (hectares) 346.43 hectares
Population 3,485
Male Population 1,746
Female Population 1,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 21st largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 346.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 25 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bilhar Ghat, about 17 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 Barawan
Nearest railway station Bilhar Ghat 17 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 20 km
District headquarters Faizabad 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 34 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 3,485. That makes it the 21st largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Barawan village has 1,746 males and 1,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Barawan is 224203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barawan covers 346.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Bilhar Ghat, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barawan.

Barawan is about 25 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bilhar Ghat is about 17 km away. Ayodhya is about 20 km away. Faizabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidauli (6.1 km), Mahadeva (6.9 km) and Ramnager (9.2 km).

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

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