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About Barhauna Village

Barhauna is one of the larger villages in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,131, made up of 6,334 males and 5,797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Vidyapati Nagar
Pincode 848502
Area (hectares) 580 hectares
Population 12,131
Male Population 6,334
Female Population 5,797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barhauna compares

By the 2011 count Barhauna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Barhauna

Barhauna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhauna from other places

Barhauna lies about 29 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Mohiuddinnagar, about 2.5 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 Barhauna
Nearest railway station Mohiuddinnagar 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vidyapati Nagar 6.8 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 13 km
District headquarters Samastipur 29 km

Villages closest to Barhauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vidyapati Nagar 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 Barhauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhauna village had a population of 12,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents.

Barhauna village has 6,334 males and 5,797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhauna has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Barhauna is 848502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhauna covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barhauna falls under Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhauna is Mohiuddinnagar, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhauna.

Barhauna is about 29 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhauna is in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Mohiuddinnagar is about 2.5 km away. Vidyapati Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chetra (1.8 km), Hetimpur (2.0 km) and Harpur Bochaha (2.7 km).

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

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