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About Bara Goan Village

Bara Goan is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,388, made up of 1,220 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.22 hectares hectares.

Bara Goan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Goan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 776.22 hectares
Population 2,388
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Goan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Goan is the 61st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 776.22 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bara Goan

Bara Goan 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 Goan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Bara Goan from other places

Bara Goan lies about 38 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 6.3 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 Goan
Nearest railway station Lusa 6.3 km
Nearest town Ahraura 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 30 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 38 km

Villages closest to Bara Goan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Goan village had a population of 2,388. That makes it the 61st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Bara Goan village has 1,220 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Goan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Bara Goan covers 776.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Goan falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Goan is Lusa, about 6.3 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 and private bus service as Available for Bara Goan.

Bara Goan is about 38 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Goan is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lusa is about 6.3 km away. Ahraura is about 30 km away. Chunar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawa Nisf (under 2 km), Barew (under 2 km) and Baruiya (under 2 km).

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

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