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About Baranw Village

Baranw is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 652 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Baranw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baranw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 652
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Baranw compares

By the 2011 count Baranw is the 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Baranw

Baranw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baranw 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 Baranw from other places

Baranw lies about 98 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 2.3 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 Baranw
Nearest railway station Barakalan 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 14 km
Nearest town Buxar 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 98 km

Villages closest to Baranw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baranw village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Baranw village has 652 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baranw has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Baranw covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baranw falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baranw is Barakalan, about 2.3 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 Baranw.

Baranw is about 98 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baranw is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Barakalan is about 2.3 km away. Rajpur is about 14 km away. Buxar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraicha (under 2 km), Patkhaulia (5.4 km) and Mahuari (6.8 km).

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

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