About Baraon Village

Baraon is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	7
Male Population	4
Female Population	3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	750
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 Baraon compares

By the 2011 count Baraon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Baraon

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

Baraon lies about 29 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 16 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 Baraon
Nearest railway station	Jamua	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	18 km
District headquarters	Giridih	29 km

Villages closest to Baraon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraon village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Baraon village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraon has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Baraon is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraon covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraon falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraon is Jamua, about 16 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 Baraon.

Baraon is about 29 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraon is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 16 km away. Bengabad is about 18 km away. Giridih is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.