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About Barna Village

Barna is one of the larger villages in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,493, made up of 3,865 males and 3,628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Kusheshwar Asthan
Pincode 848213
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 7,493
Male Population 3,865
Female Population 3,628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Barna compares

By the 2011 count Barna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Barna

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

Barna lies about 28 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 16 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 Barna
Nearest town Benipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kusheshwar Asthan 28 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 28 km

Villages closest to Barna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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 Barna

As per the Census of India 2011, Barna village had a population of 7,493. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Barna village has 3,865 males and 3,628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barna has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Barna is 848213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barna covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barna falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barna is Biraul, about 16 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 Barna.

Barna is about 28 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barna is in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 13 km away. Biraul is about 16 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurahi (4.3 km), Asman (6.1 km) and Mahri (9.0 km).

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

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