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About Barauna Village

Barauna is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 407 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 844123
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 407
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barauna compares

By the 2011 count Barauna is the 74th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Barauna

Barauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barauna 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barauna from other places

Barauna lies about 20 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj Pakri, about 4.9 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 Barauna
Nearest railway station Lalganj Pakri 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 6.0 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Vaishali 20 km

Villages closest to Barauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barauna village had a population of 743. That makes it the 74th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Barauna village has 407 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barauna has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Barauna is 844123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barauna covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barauna falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barauna is Lalganj Pakri, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barauna.

Barauna is about 20 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barauna is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Lalganj Pakri is about 4.9 km away. Lalganj is about 6.0 km away. Lālganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Saleh Urf Lalpura (under 2 km), Lalpura (under 2 km) and Akhtiarpur (under 2 km).

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

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