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About Bharu Village

Bharu is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 763 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209214
Area (hectares) 285.75 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 763
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharu compares

By the 2011 count Bharu is the 123rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 285.75 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 877.

Getting to Bharu

Bharu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bharu from other places

Bharu lies about 21 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about 9.6 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 Bharu
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 15 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Bharu

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 Bharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharu village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Bharu village has 763 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharu has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Bharu is 209214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharu covers 285.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharu falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharu is Kathara Road, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Bharu.

Bharu is about 21 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharu is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 9.6 km away. Kanpur is about 15 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Majhawan (under 2 km), Bajpur (under 2 km) and Pipar Gawan (1.9 km).

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

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