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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Punpun block·Patna

Barawan

Punpun mandal
Pincode 804453
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Barawan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Punpun mandal

The principal temple recorded for Punpun mandal is Shiv Mandir Ganauli. No temple of this dedication is on record within Barawan itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Barawan is a village in Punpun mandal, Patna district, Bihar. It has a population of 4,077 spread across 711 households, with a literacy rate of 44.1%. The village is located at coordinates 25.966°N, 86.021°E.

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LGD code
246115
Pincode
804453
Post office
Punpun
Population
4,077
Households
711
Literacy rate
44.1%
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,672
Distance to district centre
44 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Patna
98 km
Distance to Kolkata
446 km
Nearest railway station
Haiaghat · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr.Durgesh Clinic · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barawan compares

By population, Barawan ranks #9 of 86 villages in Punpun mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.1%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Barawan
44.1%
Punpun mandal
49.4%
Patna district
59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−21 vs mandal average
Barawan
900
Punpun mandal
921
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Barawan
5.7
Punpun mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barawan at a glance

Barawan is a village of 4,077 people in 711 households (Census 2011) in Punpun block, Patna district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 86 villages in Punpun block. Literacy is 44%, 5 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Patna district centre, 4 km from Lakri, the nearest town, 16 km from Haiaghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246115. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Durgesh Clinic, 4 km away. The village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 4,807 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baranwa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barawan · this village4,07744%
Padwan · Barharia2,66165%0 km N
Keora · Punpun8,76348%2.3 km N
Bagra · Bariarpur35977%2.3 km N
Bagra · Kudra13455%2.3 km N
Paghari · Baheri4,41659%2.8 km NW
Pachasa · Punpun02.8 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barawan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATNA
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Barawan
Total area (ha)
397
Irrigated area (ha)
225.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Barawan

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Barawan

LGD code
246115
Pincode
804453
Post office
Punpun
Population (Census 2011)
4,077
Population (projected 2026)
4,807
Households
711
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
900
Literacy rate
44.1%
Coordinates
25.96610°N, 86.02130°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hayaghat
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Prasad
Block / Mandal
Punpun
Getting there

How to reach Barawan

Mandal centre
Punpun · ≈ 3.4 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Patna · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,266 people
Lakri · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna98 kmcapital
  • Kolkata446 km
  • Delhi919 km
  • Hyderabad1231 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHaiaghat16 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr.Durgesh Clinic4 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump23 km
  • Collegeपूर्णिमा राम प्रताप संस्कृत महाविद्यालय20 km
  • Police stationAdarsh Police Station28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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