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About Barni Village

Barni is one of the larger villages in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,010, made up of 4,616 males and 4,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 598 hectares
Population 9,010
Male Population 4,616
Female Population 4,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barni compares

By the 2011 count Barni is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 598 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Barni

Barni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barni from other places

Barni lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 2.3 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 Barni
Nearest railway station Taregna 2.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 7.1 km
District headquarters Patna 28 km

Villages closest to Barni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barni village had a population of 9,010. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Barni village has 4,616 males and 4,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barni has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Barni is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barni covers 598 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barni falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barni is Taregna, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barni.

Barni is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barni is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Taregna is about 2.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 2.8 km away. Dhanarua is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashrafganj (under 2 km), Chistipur (under 2 km) and Sanda (1.6 km).

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

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