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About Barwari Village

Barwari is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,181 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 72.8 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwari compares

By the 2011 count Barwari is the 36th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 72.8 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Barwari

Barwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barwari from other places

Barwari lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about under 2 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 Barwari
Nearest railway station Khurial under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Barwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwari village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 36th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Barwari village has 1,181 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwari has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barwari is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwari covers 72.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwari falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwari is Khurial, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwari.

Barwari is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwari is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.1 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murtazapur (under 2 km), Sihpur (under 2 km) and Chaulhar (1.9 km).

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

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