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About Barana Village

Barana is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 89 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 89
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Barana

The census records public bus service for Barana 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barana from other places

Barana lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 15 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 Barana
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 15 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 39 km

Villages closest to Barana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 185. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Barana village has 89 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Barana covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barana falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barana is Haldita Bihar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barana.

Barana is about 39 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Haldita Bihar is about 15 km away. Banmankhi is about 21 km away. Srinagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansaili (5.9 km), Makhnaha (18 km) and Khokha (19 km).

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

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