About Barani Village

Barani is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,512, made up of 761 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.39 hectares hectares.

Barani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	137.39 hectares
Population	1,512
Male Population	761
Female Population	751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 Barani compares

By the 2011 count Barani is the 85th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 137.39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barani

Barani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barani 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 Barani from other places

Barani lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 19 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 Barani
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jagatbela	19 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	20 km

Villages closest to Barani

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

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Common questions about Barani

As per the Census of India 2011, Barani village had a population of 1,512. That makes it the 85th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Barani village has 761 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barani has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Barani covers 137.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barani falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barani is Jagatbela, about 19 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 Barani.

Barani is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barani is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 6.5 km away. Jagatbela is about 19 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.