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About Raunia Village

Raunia is a mid sized village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 941 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares.

Raunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raunia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 941
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raunia compares

By the 2011 count Raunia is the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Raunia

Raunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raunia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raunia from other places

Raunia lies about 19 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Halt, about 2.4 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 Raunia
Nearest railway station Gandhi Halt 2.4 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Patna 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 24 km

Villages closest to Raunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raunia village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Raunia village has 941 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raunia has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Raunia covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raunia falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raunia is Gandhi Halt, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raunia.

Raunia is about 19 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raunia is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Gandhi Halt is about 2.4 km away. Naubatpur is about 6.0 km away. Patna is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koriawan (6.9 km), Dariapur (13 km) and Chakia (14 km).

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

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