About Barawan Village

Barawan is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,194, made up of 1,666 males and 1,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	3,194
Male Population	1,666
Female Population	1,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	4.0 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	38 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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.

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Common questions about Barawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 3,194. That makes it the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Barawan village has 1,666 males and 1,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Barawan covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Guraru, about 30 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 village for Barawan.

Barawan is about 38 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 Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.0 km away. Guraru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.