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About Barhauna Village

Barhauna is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,639, made up of 1,903 males and 1,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares.

Barhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 3,639
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhauna compares

By the 2011 count Barhauna is the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barhauna

Barhauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhauna from other places

Barhauna lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 11 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 Barhauna
Nearest railway station Godda 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 17 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Barhauna

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

Common questions about Barhauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhauna village had a population of 3,639. That makes it the 12th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Barhauna village has 1,903 males and 1,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhauna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Barhauna covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhauna falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhauna is Godda, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhauna.

Barhauna is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhauna is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 11 km away. Barahat is about 17 km away. Banka is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewari (5.3 km), Bela (8.1 km) and Dubraj Pur (10 km).

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

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