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About Baraso Village

Baraso is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 751 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraso village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,407
Male Population 751
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baraso compares

By the 2011 count Baraso is the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Baraso

The census records public bus service for Baraso as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraso from other places

Baraso lies about 18 km from Siwan. 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 Baraso
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 1.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Baraso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraso village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 21st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Baraso village has 751 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraso has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Baraso is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraso covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraso falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Baraso notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraso.

Baraso is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraso is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 1.7 km away. Siwan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa Buzurg (under 2 km), Muriyari (under 2 km) and Semra (under 2 km).

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

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