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About Barawan Village

Barawan is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 326 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 326
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 70th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

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 village. 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 109 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 12 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 Chand 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 12 km
Nearest town Chandauli 19 km
District headquarters Kaimur 109 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 643. That makes it the 70th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Barawan village has 326 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Barawan is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barawan covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barawan falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Karamnasi, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barawan.

Barawan is about 109 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 2.7 km away. Karamnasi is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auraiya (under 2 km), Salaunja (under 2 km) and Bheri (under 2 km).

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

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