About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Madhubani tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,804, made up of 1,982 males and 1,822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845104, 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	Madhubani
Pincode	845104
Area (hectares)	536 hectares
Population	3,804
Male Population	1,982
Female Population	1,822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,896 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 882.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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	Madhubani	7.8 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 Madhubani 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 3,804. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,896 residents.

Barwa village has 1,982 males and 1,822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 845104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa falls under Madhubani 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 10+ 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 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 Madhubani tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 4.2 km away. Harinagar is about 4.5 km away. Madhubani is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.