About Barawan Village

Barawan is one of the larger villages in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,427, made up of 5,942 males and 5,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Area (hectares)	796 hectares
Population	11,427
Male Population	5,942
Female Population	5,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 796 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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 49 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 2.2 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	Khairadih Halt	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	7.9 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	49 km

Villages closest to Barawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nokha 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 11,427. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Barawan village has 5,942 males and 5,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Barawan covers 796 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Khairadih Halt, about 2.2 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 49 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 Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 2.2 km away. Nokha is about 7.9 km away. Rohtas is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.