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About Banian Baraun Village

Banian Baraun is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,254 males and 1,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Banian Baraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banian Baraun village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 2,457
Male Population 1,254
Female Population 1,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Banian Baraun compares

By the 2011 count Banian Baraun is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Banian Baraun

Banian Baraun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banian Baraun 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 Banian Baraun from other places

Banian Baraun lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 31 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 Banian Baraun
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 6.7 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 31 km
District headquarters Gaya 40 km

Villages closest to Banian Baraun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Banian Baraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Banian Baraun village had a population of 2,457. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Banian Baraun village has 1,254 males and 1,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banian Baraun has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Banian Baraun covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Banian Baraun falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banian Baraun is Ismailpur, about 31 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 Banian Baraun.

Banian Baraun is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banian Baraun is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 6.7 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.7 km away. Ismailpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhujaul (2.0 km), Pandit Bigha (2.3 km) and Beldih (2.6 km).

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

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