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About Barwa Khurd Village

Barwa Khurd is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 338 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.82 hectares hectares.

Barwa Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 19.82 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 338
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwa Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barwa Khurd is the 151st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 19.82 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Barwa Khurd

Barwa Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwa Khurd 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwa Khurd from other places

Barwa Khurd lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 3.0 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 Barwa Khurd
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 21 km

Villages closest to Barwa Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa Khurd village had a population of 664. That makes it the 151st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Barwa Khurd village has 338 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa Khurd has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Barwa Khurd covers 19.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwa Khurd falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa Khurd is Jalalpur, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barwa Khurd.

Barwa Khurd is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa Khurd is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 3.0 km away. Kuchaikote is about 21 km away. Gopalganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Birt (under 2 km), Raqba (under 2 km) and Petbharia (under 2 km).

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

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