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About Baraiya Village

Baraiya is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,227, made up of 1,079 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222175
Area (hectares) 290.83 hectares
Population 2,227
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraiya compares

By the 2011 count Baraiya is the 38th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 290.83 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Baraiya

Baraiya 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 Baraiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baraiya from other places

Baraiya lies about 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 2.1 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 Baraiya
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 8.2 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Baraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraiya village had a population of 2,227. That makes it the 38th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Baraiya village has 1,079 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraiya has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Baraiya is 222175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraiya covers 290.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraiya falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraiya is Harpalganj, about 2.1 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraiya.

Baraiya is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraiya is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 2.1 km away. Badlapur is about 8.2 km away. Shāhganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turkauli (under 2 km), Turkauli Urf Bhawanigarh (under 2 km) and Misrauli (under 2 km).

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

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