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About Barji Village

Barji is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 173 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.3 hectares hectares.

Barji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barji village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 27.3 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 173
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barji compares

By the 2011 count Barji is the 443rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 27.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Barji

Barji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barji 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barji from other places

Barji lies about 15 km from Jaunpur. 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 Barji
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 6.4 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 6.4 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 15 km

Villages closest to Barji

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 Barji

As per the Census of India 2011, Barji village had a population of 379. That makes it the 443rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Barji village has 173 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barji has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Barji covers 27.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barji falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Barji notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barji.

Barji is about 15 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barji is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.4 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.4 km away. Jaunpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karan Patti (under 2 km), Rani Patti (under 2 km) and Selhuapa (under 2 km).

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

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