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About Barpur Village

Barpur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 523 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222201
Area (hectares) 93.07 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 523
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Barpur compares

By the 2011 count Barpur is the 226th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 93.07 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Barpur

The census records public bus service for Barpur 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 Barpur from other places

Barpur lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 18 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 Barpur
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 16 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Barpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barpur village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 226th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Barpur village has 523 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barpur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Barpur is 222201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barpur covers 93.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barpur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 18 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 Barpur.

Barpur is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 16 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohila (under 2 km), Chaujeetpur (under 2 km) and Alampur (under 2 km).

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

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