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About Barela Village

Barela is a small village in Kasganj tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 199 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.79 hectares hectares.

Barela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Kasganj
Area (hectares) 163.79 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 199
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barela compares

By the 2011 count Barela is the 192nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents. Its 163.79 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Barela

Barela 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 Barela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barela from other places

Barela lies about 21 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kasganj Junction, about 3.2 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 Barela
Nearest railway station Kasganj Junction 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasganj 3.9 km
Nearest town Kāsganj 3.9 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Barela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barela village had a population of 394. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,869 residents.

Barela village has 199 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barela has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 876.

Barela covers 163.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barela falls under Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barela is Kasganj Junction, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Barela is in Kasganj tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Kasganj Junction is about 3.2 km away. Kasganj is about 3.9 km away. Kāsganj is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadrai (under 2 km), Tawal Pur (under 2 km) and Bakner (1.8 km).

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

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