About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 848 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.78 hectares hectares.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Area (hectares)	111.78 hectares
Population	1,607
Male Population	848
Female Population	759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 125th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 111.78 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barai

Barai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barai as Available within village. 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 Barai from other places

Barai lies about 93 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 2.8 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 Barai
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	26 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	33 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	93 km

Villages closest to Barai

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

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Common questions about Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 125th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Barai village has 848 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Barai covers 111.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Meja Road, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barai.

Barai is about 93 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Meja Road is about 2.8 km away. Pindra is about 26 km away. Prayagraj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.