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About Barua Village

Barua is a large village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,041, made up of 2,253 males and 1,788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242301
Area (hectares) 437.35 hectares
Population 4,041
Male Population 2,253
Female Population 1,788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 437.35 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Barua

Barua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barua from other places

Barua lies about 53 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh, about 11 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 Barua
Nearest town Farrukhābād 10 km
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 29 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 53 km

Villages closest to Barua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 4,041. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Barua village has 2,253 males and 1,788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Barua is 242301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barua covers 437.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barua falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barua is Fatehgarh, about 11 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 village for Barua.

Barua is about 53 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Farrukhābād is about 10 km away. Fatehgarh is about 11 km away. Jalalabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gazipur Chiktia (1.7 km), Nagla Haloo (3.8 km) and Nagla Jhundi (3.8 km).

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

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