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About Bhaunraha Village

Bhaunraha is a small village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 33 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaunraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaunraha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 367.19 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 33
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaunraha compares

By the 2011 count Bhaunraha is the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 367.19 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhaunraha

Bhaunraha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaunraha as Available within 5 - 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 Bhaunraha from other places

Bhaunraha lies about 11 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 13 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 Bhaunraha
District headquarters Garhwa 11 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 13 km

Villages closest to Bhaunraha

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 Bhaunraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaunraha village had a population of 76. That makes it the 70th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Bhaunraha village has 33 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaunraha has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Bhaunraha covers 367.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaunraha falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaunraha is Garwa, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhaunraha.

Bhaunraha is about 11 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaunraha is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Garhwa is about 11 km away. Garwa is about 13 km away. Meral is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amwar (under 2 km), Duldulwa (2.1 km) and Katritisar Alias Kusmahi (2.5 km).

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

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