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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,133 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.79 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 152.79 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 152.79 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

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 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 - 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 24 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 4.5 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 town Rāmnagar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 13 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 24 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 2,110. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Barwa village has 1,133 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Barwa covers 152.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Harinagar, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 24 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 Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 4.2 km away. Harinagar is about 4.5 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnihar (4.3 km), Langra (4.7 km) and Merraul (5.1 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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