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About Baraura Village

Baraura is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 630 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 508.92 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 630
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Baraura compares

By the 2011 count Baraura is the 54th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 508.92 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Baraura

Baraura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraura 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 Baraura from other places

Baraura lies about 36 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Chirgaon, 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 Baraura
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Chirgaon 12 km
Nearest town Nivāri 26 km
District headquarters Jhansi 36 km

Villages closest to Baraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraura village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 54th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Baraura village has 630 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraura has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Baraura is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraura covers 508.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraura falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraura is Chirgaon, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraura.

Baraura is about 36 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraura is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 7.9 km away. Chirgaon is about 12 km away. Nivāri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Pura (2.4 km), Chandwari (4.2 km) and Berwai (4.5 km).

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

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