About Barhauna Village

Barhauna is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 949 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, 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	Rajgir
Pincode	803116
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	1,787
Male Population	949
Female Population	838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
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 the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rajgir, about 6.3 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	Rajgir	6.3 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	7.1 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Barhauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgir 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 1,787. That makes it the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Barhauna village has 949 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhauna has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Barhauna is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhauna covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barhauna falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhauna is Rajgir, about 6.3 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 21 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 Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Rajgir is about 6.3 km away. Rājgīr is about 7.1 km away. Nalanda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.