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About Bauraha Village

Bauraha is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 597 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauraha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 120.63 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 597
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Bauraha compares

By the 2011 count Bauraha is the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 120.63 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bauraha

Bauraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bauraha 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 Bauraha from other places

Bauraha lies about 6.2 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 5.4 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 Bauraha
Nearest railway station Garwa 5.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 6.8 km

Villages closest to Bauraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauraha village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Bauraha village has 597 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauraha has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bauraha is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauraha covers 120.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bauraha falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bauraha is Garwa, about 5.4 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 Bauraha.

Bauraha is about 6.2 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauraha is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Garwa is about 5.4 km away. Garhwa is about 6.2 km away. Meral is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaria (under 2 km), Biktam (under 2 km) and Sikni (under 2 km).

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

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