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About Baraka Village

Baraka is a large village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,595, made up of 1,417 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281403
Area (hectares) 705.55 hectares
Population 2,595
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraka compares

By the 2011 count Baraka is the 63rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 705.55 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Baraka

Baraka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraka as Available within 10+ 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 Baraka from other places

Baraka lies about 46 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 7.9 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 Baraka
Nearest railway station Hodal 7.9 km
Nearest town Kosi 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 17 km
District headquarters Mathura 46 km

Villages closest to Baraka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraka village had a population of 2,595. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Baraka village has 1,417 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraka has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Baraka is 281403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraka covers 705.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraka falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraka is Hodal, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraka.

Baraka is about 46 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraka is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Hodal is about 7.9 km away. Kosi is about 9.5 km away. Chhata is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukharari (2.6 km), Hatana (4.2 km) and Dhanauta Bangar (4.9 km).

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

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