About Barua Village

Barua is one of the larger villages in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,938, made up of 3,132 males and 2,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.4 hectares hectares.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dighwara
Area (hectares)	162.4 hectares
Population	5,938
Male Population	3,132
Female Population	2,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 162.4 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barua

Barua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barua from other places

Barua lies about 53 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, about under 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 Barua
Nearest railway station	Sitalpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighwara	2.7 km
Nearest town	Dighwāra	2.7 km
District headquarters	Saran	53 km

Villages closest to Barua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 5,938. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Barua village has 3,132 males and 2,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Barua covers 162.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barua falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barua is Sitalpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barua.

Barua is about 53 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Sitalpur is about under 2 km away. Dighwara is about 2.7 km away. Dighwāra is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.