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About Barahpur Village

Barahpur is one of the larger villages in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,012, made up of 3,590 males and 3,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233302
Area (hectares) 451.03 hectares
Population 7,012
Male Population 3,590
Female Population 3,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barahpur compares

By the 2011 count Barahpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 451.03 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Barahpur

Barahpur 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 Barahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barahpur from other places

Barahpur lies about 38 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahpur, about 5.3 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 Barahpur
Nearest railway station Mahpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 11 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 38 km

Villages closest to Barahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahpur village had a population of 7,012. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Barahpur village has 3,590 males and 3,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Barahpur is 233302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahpur covers 451.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barahpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahpur is Mahpur, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barahpur.

Barahpur is about 38 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mahpur is about 5.3 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Ghazipur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barah Pur (under 2 km), Barahpur Nusaratpur (under 2 km) and Jagdish Pur (under 2 km).

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

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