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About Baraura Village

Baraura is a mid sized village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 539 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.07 hectares hectares.

Baraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Area (hectares) 111.07 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 539
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Baraura compares

By the 2011 count Baraura is the 150th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 111.07 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 923.

Getting to Baraura

Baraura 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 Baraura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraura from other places

Baraura lies about 27 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 6.9 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 Baraura
Nearest railway station Darauli 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 12 km
Nearest town Zamānia 12 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 27 km

Villages closest to Baraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraura village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 150th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Baraura village has 539 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraura has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Baraura covers 111.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraura falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraura is Darauli, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Baraura.

Baraura is about 27 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraura is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Darauli is about 6.9 km away. Zamania is about 12 km away. Zamānia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devaitha (1.9 km), Gangbarar Sabbalpur Bhanmalpur (2.2 km) and Rasulpur Newada (2.4 km).

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

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