About Raun Village

Raun is one of the larger villages in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,833, made up of 5,114 males and 4,719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Alauli
Pincode	848203
Area (hectares)	640.26 hectares
Population	9,833
Male Population	5,114
Female Population	4,719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raun compares

By the 2011 count Raun is the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 640.26 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Raun

Raun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raun as Available within 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 Raun from other places

Raun lies about 18 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, 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 Raun
Tehsil headquarters	Alauli	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bithan	12 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	14 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	18 km

Villages closest to Raun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raun village had a population of 9,833. That makes it the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Raun village has 5,114 males and 4,719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raun has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Raun is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raun covers 640.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Raun falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raun is Bithan, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Raun.

Raun is about 18 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raun is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Alauli is about 2.0 km away. Bithan is about 12 km away. Bakhri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.