About Barai Village

Barai is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,722, made up of 1,890 males and 1,832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.65 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Area (hectares)	344.65 hectares
Population	3,722
Male Population	1,890
Female Population	1,832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 37th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 344.65 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Barai

Barai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barai from other places

Barai lies about 18 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 7.0 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 Barai
Nearest railway station	Jalalganj	7.0 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	18 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	18 km

Villages closest to Barai

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.

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Common questions about Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 3,722. That makes it the 37th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Barai village has 1,890 males and 1,832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Barai covers 344.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barai is Jalalganj, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barai.

Barai is about 18 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 7.0 km away. Mariāhu is about 10 km away. Kerakat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.