Baras, Raebareli
{{other uses|Baras (disambiguation){{!}}Baras}}
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_map = Dalmau block map.png
| map_caption = Map showing Baras (#892) in Dalmau CD block
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
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| subdivision_type = Country India
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Raebareli
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 2.372
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| population_total = 1875
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
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Baras is a village in Dalmau block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=306–30 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0927_PART_A_DCHB_RAE%20BARELI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=18 August 2021}} As of 2011, it has a population of 1,875 people, in 316 households. It has two primary schools and one maternity and child welfare centre.
The 1961 census recorded Baras as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 630 people (317 male and 313 female), in 137 households and 122 physical houses.{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |pages=lxxx-lxxxi of section "Dalmau Tahsil" |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1047/1/22852_1961_RAE.pdf |access-date=18 August 2021}} The area of the village was given as 509 acres.
The 1981 census recorded Baras as having a population of 973 people, in 181 households, and having an area of 212.05 hectares.{{cite book |title=Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli |date=1982 |pages=158–9 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1298/1/50861_1981_RAE.pdf |access-date=18 August 2021}} The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.