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About Baraj Village

Baraj is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 489 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 275204
Area (hectares) 100.65 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 489
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraj compares

By the 2011 count Baraj is the 188th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 100.65 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Baraj

Baraj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baraj 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ballipur Sani, Bangali Patti, Bangali Pur and Bankatta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraj village had a population of 981. That makes it the 188th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Baraj village has 489 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraj has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Baraj is 275204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraj covers 100.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraj falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Baraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baraj.

Baraj is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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