About Barui Village

Barui is a large village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,113, made up of 1,671 males and 1,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Barui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barui village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	3,113
Male Population	1,671
Female Population	1,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barui compares

By the 2011 count Barui is the 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Barui

Barui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barui as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barui from other places

Barui lies about 32 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 14 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 Barui
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Munger	32 km

Villages closest to Barui

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 Barui

As per the Census of India 2011, Barui village had a population of 3,113. That makes it the 16th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Barui village has 1,671 males and 1,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barui has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Barui covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barui falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barui is Khariapipra Halt, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barui.

Barui is about 32 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barui is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 4.3 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 14 km away. Munger is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.