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About Barhauna Village

Barhauna is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 621 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, 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 Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801306
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 621
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhauna compares

By the 2011 count Barhauna is the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Barhauna

Barhauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 6.1 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 Barhauna
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 6.1 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 7.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Barhauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhauna village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 45th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Barhauna village has 621 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhauna has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Barhauna is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhauna covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhauna falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhauna is Aungari Dham, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barhauna.

Barhauna is about 25 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 Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 6.1 km away. Islāmpur is about 6.1 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraich (under 2 km), Soniawan (under 2 km) and Tarupur (under 2 km).

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

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