About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,374, made up of 1,230 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845454, 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	Majhaulia
Pincode	845454
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	2,374
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 103 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Majhaulia	15 km
Nearest railway station	Pachrukhi	15 km
Nearest town	Maniar	16 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	103 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

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Common questions about Barwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 2,374. That makes it the 40th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Barwa village has 1,230 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 845454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Pachrukhi, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 103 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 Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Majhaulia is about 15 km away. Pachrukhi is about 15 km away. Maniar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.