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About Barka Ganw Village

Barka Ganw is one of the larger villages in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,926, made up of 3,084 males and 2,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares.

Barka Ganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barka Ganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 5,926
Male Population 3,084
Female Population 2,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barka Ganw compares

By the 2011 count Barka Ganw is the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Barka Ganw

Barka Ganw is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barka Ganw 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barka Ganw from other places

Barka Ganw lies about 19 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 6.5 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 Barka Ganw
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 7.0 km
Nearest town Mirganj 8.3 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 19 km

Villages closest to Barka Ganw

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

Common questions about Barka Ganw

As per the Census of India 2011, Barka Ganw village had a population of 5,926. That makes it the 6th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Barka Ganw village has 3,084 males and 2,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barka Ganw has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Barka Ganw covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barka Ganw falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barka Ganw is Phulwaria, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barka Ganw.

Barka Ganw is about 19 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barka Ganw is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 6.5 km away. Hathua is about 7.0 km away. Mirganj is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satain Khap (2.1 km), Satain (2.4 km) and Piuli (2.5 km).

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

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