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About Baurna Village

Baurna is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 359 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Baurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baurna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 359
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baurna compares

By the 2011 count Baurna is the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 881.

Getting to Baurna

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

Baurna lies about 17 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 4.7 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 Baurna
Nearest railway station Dasharathpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 5.9 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 10 km
District headquarters Munger 17 km

Villages closest to Baurna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baurna village had a population of 703. That makes it the 41st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Baurna village has 359 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baurna has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Baurna covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baurna falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baurna is Dasharathpur, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baurna.

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

Baurna is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dasharathpur is about 4.7 km away. Dharhara is about 5.9 km away. Jamālpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopali Chak (under 2 km), Tola Lakarkola (under 2 km) and Marpa Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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