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About Barela Village

Barela is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 403 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Shahabad
Pincode 241124
Area (hectares) 194.58 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 403
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the 276th largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents. Its 194.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Barela

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

Barela lies about 38 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Algawan, about 5.5 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 Barela
Nearest railway station Algawan 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 11 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 11 km
District headquarters Hardoi 38 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 750. That makes it the 276th largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents.

Barela village has 403 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Barela is 241124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barela covers 194.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barela falls under Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barela is Algawan, about 5.5 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 Barela.

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

Barela is in Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district. Algawan is about 5.5 km away. Shahabad is about 11 km away. Shāhābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Ranak (under 2 km), Jamalpur (1.6 km) and Korigawan (1.6 km).

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

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