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About Barauli Village

Barauli is a mid sized village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 875 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Barauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Piro
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 875
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barauli compares

By the 2011 count Barauli is the 41st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Barauli

Barauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barauli from other places

Barauli 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 Barauli
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 Barauli

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.

Common questions about Barauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauli village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 41st largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Barauli village has 875 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauli has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Barauli covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barauli falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barauli is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barauli.

Barauli 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.

Barauli 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.

The closest recorded villages are Barao (under 2 km), Baraura (under 2 km) and Udan Dih (4.5 km).

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

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