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About Barharwa Village

Barharwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,624, made up of 829 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.1 hectares hectares.

Barharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 218.1 hectares
Population 1,624
Male Population 829
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barharwa compares

By the 2011 count Barharwa is the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 218.1 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barharwa

Barharwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barharwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barharwa from other places

Barharwa lies about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 7.3 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 Barharwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Barharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barharwa village had a population of 1,624. That makes it the 34th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Barharwa village has 829 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barharwa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Barharwa covers 218.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barharwa falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barharwa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barharwa.

Barharwa is about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barharwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 4.8 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 7.3 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarpharwa (under 2 km), Pakri Khurd (under 2 km) and Hardi (1.8 km).

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

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