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About Barautha Village

Barautha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 910 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barautha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barautha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Pincode 813207
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,649
Male Population 910
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barautha compares

By the 2011 count Barautha is the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Barautha

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

How far is Barautha from other places

Barautha lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Murahara, about 24 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 Barautha
Nearest town Amarpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Murahara 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 25 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Barautha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barautha village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Barautha village has 910 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barautha has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Barautha is 813207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barautha covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barautha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barautha is Murahara, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barautha 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.

Barautha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Murahara is about 24 km away. Shambhuganj 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 Karanja (under 2 km), Karharia (under 2 km) and Bhatasila (1.6 km).

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

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