About Baruni Village

Baruni is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 775 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Baruni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Ariari
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,432
Male Population	775
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruni compares

By the 2011 count Baruni is the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baruni

Baruni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baruni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baruni from other places

Baruni lies about 17 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 12 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 Baruni
Tehsil headquarters	Ariari	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	12 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	16 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	17 km

Villages closest to Baruni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruni village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Baruni village has 775 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruni has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Baruni covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baruni falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baruni is Dergaon Halt, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baruni.

Baruni is about 17 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruni is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 8.1 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 12 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.