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About Barew Village

Barew is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,124, made up of 1,099 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barew village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 101.19 hectares
Population 2,124
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barew compares

By the 2011 count Barew is the 83rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 101.19 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Barew

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

Barew 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 Barew
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 Barew

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 Barew

As per the Census of India 2011, Barew village had a population of 2,124. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Barew village has 1,099 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barew has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Barew is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barew covers 101.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barew falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barew is Lusa, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance for Barew.

Barew 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.

Barew 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 Bara Goan (under 2 km), Barawa Nisf (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 Barew today is likely to be higher.

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