About Barhauna Village

Barhauna is one of the larger villages in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,318, made up of 3,713 males and 3,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhauna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Pincode	803108
Area (hectares)	696 hectares
Population	7,318
Male Population	3,713
Female Population	3,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhauna compares

By the 2011 count Barhauna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 696 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Barhauna

Barhauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhauna as Available within 5 - 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 Barhauna from other places

Barhauna lies about 50 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 9.2 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 Barhauna
Nearest town	Naubatpur	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	26 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	50 km

Villages closest to Barhauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhauna village had a population of 7,318. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Barhauna village has 3,713 males and 3,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhauna has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Barhauna is 803108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhauna covers 696 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhauna falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhauna is Pothahi, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barhauna.

Barhauna is about 50 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhauna is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Naubatpur is about 5.2 km away. Pothahi is about 9.2 km away. Chandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.