About Barao Village

Barao is one of the larger villages in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,230, made up of 3,768 males and 3,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barao village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Piro
Pincode	802159
Area (hectares)	625 hectares
Population	7,230
Male Population	3,768
Female Population	3,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barao compares

By the 2011 count Barao is the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barao

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

How far is Barao from other places

Barao lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 Barao
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	6.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piro	31 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	31 km

Villages closest to Barao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barao village had a population of 7,230. That makes it the 5th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Barao village has 3,768 males and 3,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barao has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Barao is 802159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barao covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barao falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barao is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Barao is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Piro is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.