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About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Chhibramau tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 342 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.46 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Chhibramau
Area (hectares) 140.46 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 342
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 254th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 140.46 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Barai

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

Barai lies about 29 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Gursahaiganj, about 16 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 Barai
Nearest town Gursahāiganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Gursahaiganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhibramau 20 km
District headquarters Kannauj 29 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 646. That makes it the 254th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Barai village has 342 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Barai covers 140.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barai falls under Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Gursahaiganj, about 16 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 Barai.

Barai is about 29 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Chhibramau tehsil of Kannauj district. Gursahāiganj is about 16 km away. Gursahaiganj is about 16 km away. Chhibramau is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neknam Pur (under 2 km), Tilak Sarai (under 2 km) and Walidad Pur (1.8 km).

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

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