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About Barawan Village

Barawan is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 421 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.6 hectares hectares.

Barawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 60.6 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 421
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barawan compares

By the 2011 count Barawan is the 84th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 60.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barawan

Barawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barawan as Available within <5 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 Barawan from other places

Barawan lies about 38 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 3.9 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 Sasaram Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 4.0 km
Nearest town Sasarām 4.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 38 km

Villages closest to Barawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawan village had a population of 820. That makes it the 84th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Barawan village has 421 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Barawan covers 60.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barawan falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barawan is Sasaram Junction, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barawan.

Barawan is about 38 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 Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram Junction is about 3.9 km away. Sasaram is about 4.0 km away. Sasarām is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhi (under 2 km), Shivpur Chitauli (under 2 km) and Muradabad Kalan (1.7 km).

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

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