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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a mid sized village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,058 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1593.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 285001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Orai
Pincode 285001
Area (hectares) 1593.12 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 1593.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Bara Gaon

Bara Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Gaon from other places

Bara Gaon lies about 22 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Bhua, about 4.1 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 Bara Gaon
Nearest railway station Bhua 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Orai 7.5 km
District headquarters Jalaun 22 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orai 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 35th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 1,058 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gaon is 285001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gaon covers 1593.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Gaon falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Bhua, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 22 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Bhua is about 4.1 km away. Orai is about 7.5 km away. Jalaun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riniyan (2.3 km), Bhua (3.4 km) and Kaitheri (3.5 km).

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

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