About Barawan Village

Barawan is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 421 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	421
Female Population	389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 12 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 7.4 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 Barawan
Nearest railway station	Kastha	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	8.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	12 km

Villages closest to Barawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Barawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 810. That makes it the 86th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Barawan village has 421 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Barawan covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Kastha, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Barawan.

Barawan is about 12 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 7.4 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 8.8 km away. Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.