About Barki Sawo Village

Barki Sawo is a large village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,601, made up of 1,375 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barki Sawo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barki Sawo village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824211
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	2,601
Male Population	1,375
Female Population	1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barki Sawo compares

By the 2011 count Barki Sawo is the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barki Sawo

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

Barki Sawo lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 24 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 Barki Sawo
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	4.9 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	38 km

Villages closest to Barki Sawo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amas 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 Barki Sawo

As per the Census of India 2011, Barki Sawo village had a population of 2,601. That makes it the 7th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Barki Sawo village has 1,375 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barki Sawo has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Barki Sawo is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barki Sawo covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barki Sawo falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barki Sawo is Ismailpur, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barki Sawo.

Barki Sawo is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barki Sawo is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 4.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Ismailpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.