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About Rauna Village

Rauna is one of the larger villages in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,216, made up of 3,169 males and 3,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804404
Area (hectares) 642 hectares
Population 6,216
Male Population 3,169
Female Population 3,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rauna compares

By the 2011 count Rauna is the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Rauna

Rauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rauna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rauna from other places

Rauna lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about under 2 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 Rauna
Nearest railway station Guraru under 2 km
Nearest town Tekāri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Rauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rauna village had a population of 6,216. That makes it the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Rauna village has 3,169 males and 3,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rauna has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Rauna is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rauna covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rauna falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rauna is Guraru, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rauna.

Rauna is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rauna is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about under 2 km away. Tekāri is about 15 km away. Belaganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimdaspur (1.8 km), Barah Kurwa (1.8 km) and Simra (2.7 km).

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

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