About Barawan Village

Barawan is a large village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,521, made up of 2,301 males and 2,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dehri
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	4,521
Male Population	2,301
Female Population	2,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barawan 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 54 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dehri	6.7 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dehri on Sone	12 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	54 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 4,521. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Barawan village has 2,301 males and 2,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Barawan covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barawan falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Dehri on Sone, about 12 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 Barawan.

Barawan is about 54 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barawan is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri is about 6.7 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 6.7 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.