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About Bharaura Village

Bharaura is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 221 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.87 hectares hectares.

Bharaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 50.87 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 221
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharaura compares

By the 2011 count Bharaura is the 366th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 50.87 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bharaura

Bharaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharaura 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharaura from other places

Bharaura lies about 50 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 8.5 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 Bharaura
Nearest railway station Bilwai 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 18 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 50 km

Villages closest to Bharaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharaura village had a population of 457. That makes it the 366th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Bharaura village has 221 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharaura has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Bharaura covers 50.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharaura falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharaura is Bilwai, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Bharaura.

Bharaura is about 50 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharaura is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 8.5 km away. Shahganj is about 18 km away. Shāhganj 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 Bandhgaon (1.9 km), Paarpur (1.9 km) and Asharafpur Usarahata (1.9 km).

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

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