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About Barbaspur Village

Barbaspur is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 211 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.19 hectares hectares.

Barbaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barbaspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 33.19 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 211
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barbaspur compares

By the 2011 count Barbaspur is the 368th 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 33.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Barbaspur

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

How far is Barbaspur from other places

Barbaspur lies about 31 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 4.3 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 Barbaspur
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 3.2 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 4.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 31 km

Villages closest to Barbaspur

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 Barbaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barbaspur village had a population of 448. That makes it the 368th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Barbaspur village has 211 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barbaspur has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Barbaspur covers 33.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barbaspur is Shahganj Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Barbaspur.

Barbaspur is about 31 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barbaspur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 3.2 km away. Shāhganj is about 3.2 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakuchi (under 2 km), Miyanpur (under 2 km) and Miyapur (under 2 km).

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

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