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About Barota Village

Barota is a mid sized village in Garautha tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 575 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barota village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Garautha
Pincode 284206
Area (hectares) 581.76 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 575
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barota compares

By the 2011 count Barota is the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 581.76 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Barota

Barota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barota from other places

Barota lies about 49 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 12 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 Barota
Nearest railway station Ranipur Road 12 km
Nearest town Nivāri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Garautha 32 km
District headquarters Jhansi 49 km

Villages closest to Barota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barota village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Barota village has 575 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barota has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Barota is 284206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barota covers 581.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barota falls under Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barota is Ranipur Road, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barota.

Barota is about 49 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barota is in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. Ranipur Road is about 12 km away. Nivāri is about 26 km away. Garautha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargain Ahir (under 2 km), Chatur Tai (14 km) and Chhiraura Khurd (16 km).

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

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