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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,816, made up of 977 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 188.05 hectares
Population 1,816
Male Population 977
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 188.05 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwa 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Chamua 3.9 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 9.7 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 18 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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 Barwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 1,816. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Barwa village has 977 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 188.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Chamua, about 3.9 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 Barwa.

Barwa is about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 3.9 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.2 km away. Gaunaha is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawa (under 2 km), Mahuawa Bhaisa (3.6 km) and Poharwa (3.8 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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