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About Barai Kala Village

Barai Kala is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 381 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.12 hectares hectares.

Barai Kala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai Kala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 32.12 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 381
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barai Kala compares

By the 2011 count Barai Kala is the 334th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 32.12 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Barai Kala

Barai Kala 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 Barai Kala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Barai Kala from other places

Barai Kala lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 4.9 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 Kala
Nearest railway station Mariahu 4.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.2 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Barai Kala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 Barai Kala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai Kala village had a population of 735. That makes it the 334th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Barai Kala village has 381 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai Kala has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Barai Kala covers 32.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barai Kala falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai Kala is Mariahu, about 4.9 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 for Barai Kala.

Barai Kala is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai Kala is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 4.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Horaiya (under 2 km), Barai Khurd (under 2 km) and Kanawa (1.7 km).

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

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