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About Barua Village

Barua is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 146 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 146
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is the 74th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barua

Barua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barua as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barua from other places

Barua lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 24 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 Barua
Nearest town Sherghāti 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amas 14 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Barua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 274. That makes it the 74th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Barua village has 146 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Barua covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barua falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barua is Guraru, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barua.

Barua is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 3.7 km away. Amas is about 14 km away. Guraru is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahuri (under 2 km), Darna (under 2 km) and Purkhotimpur (under 2 km).

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

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