About Barasu Village

Barasu is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 447 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barasu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Ukhimath
Pincode	246471
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	881
Male Population	447
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barasu compares

By the 2011 count Barasu is the 29th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Barasu

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

Barasu lies about 37 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 97 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 Barasu
Tehsil headquarters	Ukhimath	9.5 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	37 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	53 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	97 km

Villages closest to Barasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barasu village had a population of 881. That makes it the 29th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Barasu village has 447 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barasu has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Barasu is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barasu covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barasu falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barasu is Rishikesh, about 97 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 Barasu.

Barasu is about 37 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barasu is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 9.5 km away. Rudraprayag is about 37 km away. Srīnagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.