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About Babra Village

Babra is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 567 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.27 hectares hectares.

Babra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Babra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 198.27 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 567
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Babra compares

By the 2011 count Babra is the 195th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 198.27 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Babra

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

Babra lies about 19 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bartara, about 15 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 Babra
Nearest town Pawāyan 13 km
Nearest railway station Bartara 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 19 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 19 km

Villages closest to Babra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Babra village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 195th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Babra village has 567 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Babra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Babra covers 198.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Babra falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Babra is Bartara, about 15 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 Babra.

Babra is about 19 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Babra is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Pawāyan is about 13 km away. Bartara is about 15 km away. Powayan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Sarang (under 2 km), Harballabhpur (under 2 km) and Chak Raksa (1.8 km).

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

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