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About Barandi Village

Barandi is one of the larger villages in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,875, made up of 2,974 males and 2,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barandi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 494 hectares
Population 5,875
Male Population 2,974
Female Population 2,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barandi compares

By the 2011 count Barandi is the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Barandi

Barandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barandi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barandi from other places

Barandi lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 5.2 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 Barandi
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Rahui Road 5.2 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 17 km

Villages closest to Barandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barandi village had a population of 5,875. That makes it the 6th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Barandi village has 2,974 males and 2,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barandi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Barandi is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barandi covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barandi falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barandi is Rahui Road, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barandi.

Barandi is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barandi is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 2.8 km away. Rahui Road is about 5.2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari (under 2 km), Mararpura (1.6 km) and Sulemanpur (2.2 km).

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

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