Barua Sagar Explained

Barua Sagar
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:25.3799°N 78.739°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhansi
Government Type:BJP
Governing Body:Rajeev Singh "Paricha"
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:25028
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:284201

Barua Sagar is a town and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was named for the lake called Barua Sagar Tal. A Maharshi Shringirishi Temple is also located near lakeside.

Demographics

India census,[1] Barua Sagar had a population of 22,075. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barua Sagar has an average literacy rate of 71.62%, higher than the state average of 67.68%; with 81.07% of the males and 61.43% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Human sex ratio of Barua Sagar is 920 females per 1000 males which is higher than state average of 912. However, child sex ratio of Barua Sagar is 873 compared to state average of 902 females per thousand males. 92% of the population of Barua Sagar is Hindu, 6.48% Muslim, 0.04% Christian, 1.95% Jains and other minority groups.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.