About Baraini Village

Baraini is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,239 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraini village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	2,343
Male Population	1,239
Female Population	1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraini compares

By the 2011 count Baraini is the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Baraini

Baraini is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baraini 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraini from other places

Baraini lies about 37 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 4.8 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 Baraini
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	11 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	37 km

Villages closest to Baraini

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

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Common questions about Baraini

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraini village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Baraini village has 1,239 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraini has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Baraini is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraini covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraini falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraini is Shivanarayanpur, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Baraini.

Baraini is about 37 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraini is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 4.8 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.