About Baraon Village

Baraon is one of the larger villages in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,473, made up of 5,703 males and 5,770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Nawanagar
Pincode	802129
Area (hectares)	1111 hectares
Population	11,473
Male Population	5,703
Female Population	5,770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraon compares

By the 2011 count Baraon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 1111 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baraon

Baraon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraon 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 Baraon from other places

Baraon lies about 32 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 13 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 Baraon
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanagar	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	13 km
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	32 km

Villages closest to Baraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraon village had a population of 11,473. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Baraon village has 5,703 males and 5,770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraon has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Baraon is 802129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraon covers 1111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraon falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraon is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 13 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 Baraon.

Baraon is about 32 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraon is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 9.7 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 13 km away. Jagdīspur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.