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About Barawan Village

Barawan is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 73 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.11 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 33.11 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 73
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 616th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 33.11 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 6.8 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Barawan
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 6.8 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 6.8 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 147. That makes it the 616th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Barawan village has 73 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Barawan covers 33.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barawan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Barawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barawan.

Barawan is about 6.8 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 6.8 km away. Sonbhadra is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwan (under 2 km), Hinauti (under 2 km) and Mahuaon (under 2 km).

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

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