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About Barapur Village

Barapur is a small village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 217 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.1 hectares hectares.

Barapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Area (hectares) 64.1 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 217
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barapur compares

By the 2011 count Barapur is the 501st largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 64.1 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Barapur

The census records public bus service for Barapur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barapur from other places

Barapur lies about 23 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dhondha Dih, about 15 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 Barapur
Nearest railway station Dhondha Dih 15 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 23 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 23 km

Villages closest to Barapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapur village had a population of 417. That makes it the 501st largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Barapur village has 217 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Barapur covers 64.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barapur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barapur is Dhondha Dih, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barapur.

Barapur is about 23 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dhondha Dih is about 15 km away. Muhammadābād is about 18 km away. Mohammadabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasopur (under 2 km), Rajapur M Nasiruddinpur (under 2 km) and Daudpur M Khetabpur (under 2 km).

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

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