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About Baun Village

Baun is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 333 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.25 hectares hectares.

Baun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baun village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 451.25 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 333
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baun compares

By the 2011 count Baun is the 177th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 451.25 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Baun

Baun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bartara, Baruka, Barutara and Basin. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baun

As per the Census of India 2011, Baun village had a population of 636. That makes it the 177th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Baun village has 333 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baun has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Baun covers 451.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baun falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Baun notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Baun.

Baun is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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