About Barhouna Village

Barhouna is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,573, made up of 1,900 males and 1,673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Barhouna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhouna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	3,573
Male Population	1,900
Female Population	1,673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhouna compares

By the 2011 count Barhouna is the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Barhouna

Barhouna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhouna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barhouna from other places

Barhouna lies about 30 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 5.1 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 Barhouna
Nearest railway station	Kajra	5.1 km
Nearest town	Luckeesarai	15 km
District headquarters	Munger	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	34 km

Villages closest to Barhouna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhouna village had a population of 3,573. That makes it the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Barhouna village has 1,900 males and 1,673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhouna has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Barhouna covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhouna falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhouna is Kajra, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barhouna.

Barhouna is about 30 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhouna is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kajra is about 5.1 km away. Luckeesarai is about 15 km away. Munger is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.