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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,351 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.1 hectares hectares.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 278.1 hectares
Population 2,696
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 54th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 278.1 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 1061.

Getting to Bara Gaon

Bara Gaon 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 Bara Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bara Gaon from other places

Bara Gaon lies about 48 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 5.3 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 Mungara Badshahpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 48 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 54th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 1,351 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 996 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 1061.

Bara Gaon covers 278.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gaon falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Mungara Badshahpur, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 48 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 5.3 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Machhlishahr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nibhapur (under 2 km), Saria Fattu (under 2 km) and Ashapur (1.7 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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