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About Barahpur Village

Barahpur is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 435 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.95 hectares hectares.

Barahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 89.95 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 435
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barahpur compares

By the 2011 count Barahpur is the 238th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 89.95 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Barahpur

The census records public bus service for Barahpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barahpur from other places

Barahpur lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 Barahpur
Nearest railway station Yadvendra nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Barahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahpur village had a population of 883. That makes it the 238th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Barahpur village has 435 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Barahpur covers 89.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barahpur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahpur is Yadvendra nagar, about 7.5 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barahpur.

Barahpur is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahpur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Yadvendra nagar is about 7.5 km away. Kerakat is about 11 km away. Jaunpur 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 Arazi Ailia (under 2 km), Arazi Jarasi (under 2 km) and Arazi Koilari (under 2 km).

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

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