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About Barai Shahpur Village

Barai Shahpur is one of the larger villages in Sikandra Rao tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,552, made up of 2,974 males and 2,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 204215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Sikandra Rao
Pincode 204215
Area (hectares) 614 hectares
Population 5,552
Male Population 2,974
Female Population 2,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barai Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Barai Shahpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 614 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 870.

Getting to Barai Shahpur

Barai Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barai Shahpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barai Shahpur from other places

Barai Shahpur lies about 35 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sikandra Rao, about 4.9 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 Shahpur
Nearest railway station Sikandra Rao 4.9 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Barai Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra Rao 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 Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai Shahpur village had a population of 5,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Barai Shahpur village has 2,974 males and 2,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai Shahpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Barai Shahpur is 204215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai Shahpur covers 614 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai Shahpur falls under Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai Shahpur is Sikandra Rao, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barai Shahpur is about 35 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai Shahpur is in Sikandra Rao tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Sikandra Rao is about 4.9 km away. Mahamaya Nagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheria Khurd (under 2 km), Chandanpura (2.3 km) and Phulrai Mughal Garhi (2.9 km).

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

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