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About Bahranwan Village

Bahranwan is a large village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,036, made up of 1,088 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.6 hectares hectares.

Bahranwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahranwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 413.6 hectares
Population 2,036
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahranwan compares

By the 2011 count Bahranwan is the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 413.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bahranwan

Bahranwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahranwan as Available within <5 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 Bahranwan from other places

Bahranwan lies about 17 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 8.7 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 Bahranwan
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Jamūī 17 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 17 km

Villages closest to Bahranwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahranwan village had a population of 2,036. That makes it the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Bahranwan village has 1,088 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahranwan has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Bahranwan covers 413.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahranwan falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahranwan is Bashuachak Halt, about 8.7 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 village for Bahranwan.

Bahranwan is about 17 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahranwan is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 5.2 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 8.7 km away. Jamūī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharanwan (under 2 km), Rata (under 2 km) and Saitna Salaunja (2.1 km).

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

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