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About Barangi Village

Barangi is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,076, made up of 1,533 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.49 hectares hectares.

Barangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barangi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 212.49 hectares
Population 3,076
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barangi compares

By the 2011 count Barangi is the 46th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 212.49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Barangi

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

How far is Barangi from other places

Barangi lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 6.2 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 Barangi
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 15 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Barangi

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 Barangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barangi village had a population of 3,076. That makes it the 46th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Barangi village has 1,533 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barangi has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Barangi covers 212.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barangi is Kheta Sarai, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barangi.

Barangi is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barangi is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 6.2 km away. Shahganj is about 15 km away. Shāhganj 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 Bhadayni (under 2 km), Mani Kalan (1.6 km) and Gayaspur Nonari (1.8 km).

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

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