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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 212 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.88 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 43.88 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 212
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 43.88 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 6.9 km from Gopalganj. 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 Barwa
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 6.9 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 6.9 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 6.9 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 427. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Barwa village has 212 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Barwa covers 43.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Barwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 6.9 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katiya is about 6.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 6.9 km away. Gopālganj is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotwa Khas (4.1 km), Kotwa Nilami (4.1 km) and Manpur (7.2 km).

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

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