About Etwan Village

Etwan is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 303 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Etwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Etwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	583
Male Population	303
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Etwan compares

By the 2011 count Etwan is the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Etwan

Etwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Etwan 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 Etwan from other places

Etwan lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 36 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 Etwan
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	12 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	18 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	36 km
District headquarters	Gaya	44 km

Villages closest to Etwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Etwan village had a population of 583. That makes it the 79th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Etwan village has 303 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Etwan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Etwan covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Etwan falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Etwan is Paharpur, about 36 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 Etwan.

Etwan is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Etwan is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 12 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Paharpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.