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About Barauna Village

Barauna is a mid sized village in Marwan tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 966 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Barauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Marwan
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 966
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barauna compares

By the 2011 count Barauna is the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,672 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Barauna

Barauna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barauna 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barauna from other places

Barauna lies about 31 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 4.9 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 Barauna
Nearest railway station Lalganj Pakri 4.9 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwan 29 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Barauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauna village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 31st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,672 residents.

Barauna village has 966 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauna has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Barauna covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barauna falls under Marwan tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barauna is Lalganj Pakri, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Barauna is about 31 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauna is in Marwan tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Lalganj Pakri is about 4.9 km away. Lālganj is about 6.0 km away. Marwan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhtiarpur (under 2 km), Makdumpur Kodana (8.9 km) and Mian Pakri (9.0 km).

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

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