Barua Sagar is a town and a
municipal board
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in
Jhansi district in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
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, India. It was named for the lake called
Barua Sagar Tal. A Maharshi
Shringirishi Temple is also located near lakeside.
Demographics
India
census
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,
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
The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography. In humans, the natural sex ratio at birth is slightly biased towards the male sex. It is estimated to be about 1.05 worldwide or ...
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
*1 2011 census report on population of Baruasaga
Cities and towns in Jhansi district
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