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About Baraur Village

Baraur is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 637 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Baraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 637
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Baraur compares

By the 2011 count Baraur is the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Baraur

Baraur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraur 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 Baraur from other places

Baraur lies about 52 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 4.7 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 Baraur
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 4.7 km
Nearest town Rusera 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 26 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 52 km

Villages closest to Baraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraur village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Baraur village has 637 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Baraur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baraur is Rusera Ghat, about 4.7 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 Baraur.

Baraur is about 52 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rusera Ghat is about 4.7 km away. Rusera is about 5.6 km away. Bahadurpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwanpatti (3.4 km), Khaira Kunji (5.3 km) and Yakubpur (7.2 km).

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

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