About Barwan Village

Barwan is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,218 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Guraru
Pincode	824118
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	2,340
Male Population	1,218
Female Population	1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 4.6 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 Barwan
Nearest railway station	Guraru	4.6 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 20th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Barwan village has 1,218 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 824118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwan falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Guraru, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barwan.

Barwan is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 4.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Gaya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.