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About Barauni Village

Barauni is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 823 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Barauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,586
Male Population 823
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barauni compares

By the 2011 count Barauni is the 41st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Barauni

Barauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barauni as Available within 5 - 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 Barauni from other places

Barauni lies about 31 km from Banka. 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 Barauni
Nearest town Godda 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 28 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Barauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauni village had a population of 1,586. That makes it the 41st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Barauni village has 823 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauni has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Barauni covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barauni falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Barauni notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barauni.

Barauni is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauni is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 5.5 km away. Rajaun is about 28 km away. Banka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badullah Chak (6.5 km), Bhimkar Chak (6.5 km) and Madhai (6.9 km).

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

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