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About Barej Village

Barej is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 150 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.96 hectares hectares.

Barej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barej village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 3.96 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 150
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Barej compares

By the 2011 count Barej is the 292nd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 3.96 hectares work out to about 72 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Barej

Barej is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barej 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 Barej from other places

Barej lies about 129 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kundaharnamganj, about 7.1 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 Barej
Nearest town Kunda 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kundaharnamganj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 28 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 129 km

Villages closest to Barej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barej village had a population of 284. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Barej village has 150 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barej has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Barej covers 3.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 72 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barej falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barej is Kundaharnamganj, about 7.1 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 Barej.

Barej is about 129 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barej is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Kunda is about 6.9 km away. Kundaharnamganj is about 7.1 km away. Lalganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aura (2.7 km), Mawai Kalan (3.6 km) and Bardiha (5.3 km).

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

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