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About Barawan Village

Barawan is a large village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,077, made up of 2,146 males and 1,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 4,077
Male Population 2,146
Female Population 1,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 3.7 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 Barawan
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 10 km
Nearest town Fatwa 12 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 4,077. That makes it the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Barawan village has 2,146 males and 1,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Barawan covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Gawaspur, about 3.7 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 km distance for Barawan.

Barawan is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Gawaspur is about 3.7 km away. Punpun is about 10 km away. Fatwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansari (2.0 km), Lahladpur (2.5 km) and Sapahua (2.6 km).

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

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