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About Bharauli Village

Bharauli is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,432, made up of 2,908 males and 2,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Bharauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 5,432
Male Population 2,908
Female Population 2,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bharauli compares

By the 2011 count Bharauli is the 10th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bharauli

Bharauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bharauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharauli from other places

Bharauli lies about 120 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 2.6 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 Bharauli
Nearest railway station Parminiya 2.6 km
Nearest town Saharsa 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 11 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 120 km

Villages closest to Bharauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharauli village had a population of 5,432. That makes it the 10th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Bharauli village has 2,908 males and 2,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharauli has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Bharauli covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bharauli falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bharauli is Parminiya, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bharauli is about 120 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharauli is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Parminiya is about 2.6 km away. Saharsa is about 7.3 km away. Shahpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsaun (2.5 km), Lalu Ahir Ka Dera (2.8 km) and Isharpura (4.6 km).

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

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