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About Barana Village

Barana is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,031, made up of 1,585 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 3,031
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is the 4th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Barana

Barana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barana from other places

Barana lies about 88 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Chausa 11 km
Nearest town Buxar 17 km
District headquarters Rohtas 88 km

Villages closest to Barana

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 Barana

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 3,031. That makes it the 4th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Barana village has 1,585 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Barana covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barana falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barana is Chausa, about 11 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 Barana.

Barana is about 88 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Rajpur is about 7.3 km away. Chausa is about 11 km away. Buxar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (7.3 km), Amarpur (8.5 km) and Amarhi (9.3 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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