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About Berawan Village

Berawan is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 559 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Pincode 801304
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 559
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Berawan compares

By the 2011 count Berawan is the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Berawan

Berawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Berawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berawan from other places

Berawan lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarthua, about 2.0 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 Berawan
Nearest railway station Sarthua 2.0 km
Nearest town Hilsa 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 26 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Berawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Berawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Berawan village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Berawan village has 559 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berawan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Berawan is 801304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berawan covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Berawan falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Berawan is Sarthua, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Berawan.

Berawan is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berawan is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarthua is about 2.0 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merhwan (1.8 km), Sandh (2.4 km) and Hathla (2.8 km).

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

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