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About Barai Village

Barai is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 54 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 69.54 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 54
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
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 Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 274th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 69.54 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Barai

Barai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barai 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. The nearest villages by name are Bangwari, Baniya Gaon, Bar Kot and Bar Sudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 122. That makes it the 274th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Barai village has 54 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 69.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barai falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Barai notes the nearest railway station 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 Barai.

Barai is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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