About Bauwan Village

Bauwan is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 685 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	94.29 hectares
Population	1,305
Male Population	685
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Bauwan compares

By the 2011 count Bauwan is the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 94.29 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bauwan

Bauwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bauwan 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 Bauwan from other places

Bauwan lies about 51 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 16 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 Bauwan
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	16 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	16 km
District headquarters	Patna	51 km

Villages closest to Bauwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauwan village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Bauwan village has 685 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauwan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bauwan is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauwan covers 94.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bauwan falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bauwan is Jehanabad Court, about 16 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 Bauwan.

Bauwan is about 51 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauwan is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 10 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 16 km away. Jahānābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.