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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a large village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,144, made up of 2,207 males and 1,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 611 hectares
Population 4,144
Male Population 2,207
Female Population 1,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 32nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Bara Gaon

Bara Gaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Gaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Gaon from other places

Bara Gaon lies about 44 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sonik, about 7.5 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 Bara Gaon
Nearest railway station Sonik 7.5 km
Nearest town Unnāo 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 26 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 44 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 4,144. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 2,207 males and 1,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Bara Gaon covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Gaon falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Sonik, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 44 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sonik is about 7.5 km away. Unnāo is about 12 km away. Kanpur 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 Udayapur (13 km), Atawa (15 km) and Behatasakat (15 km).

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

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