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About Bharauna Village

Bharauna is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 236 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharauna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 236
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharauna compares

By the 2011 count Bharauna is the 175th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bharauna

Bharauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bharauna from other places

Bharauna lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.9 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 Bharauna
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 8.9 km
Nearest town Kodarma 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Bharauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharauna village had a population of 458. That makes it the 175th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Bharauna village has 236 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharauna has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bharauna is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharauna covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharauna falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharauna is Dhanwar, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bharauna.

Bharauna is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharauna is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.9 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Giridih is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahishmarwa (3.3 km), Doranda (3.6 km) and Pakaria (3.7 km).

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

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