About Barwal Village

Barwal is a large village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,850, made up of 1,981 males and 1,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sidhaw
Pincode	845105
Area (hectares)	281.3 hectares
Population	3,850
Male Population	1,981
Female Population	1,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwal compares

By the 2011 count Barwal is the 11th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 281.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barwal

Barwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwal from other places

Barwal lies about 78 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 7.8 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 Barwal
Nearest railway station	Gurli Ramgarhwa	7.8 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sidhaw	31 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	78 km

Villages closest to Barwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwal village had a population of 3,850. That makes it the 11th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Barwal village has 1,981 males and 1,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barwal is 845105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwal covers 281.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwal falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwal is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwal.

Barwal is about 78 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwal is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gurli Ramgarhwa is about 7.8 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Sidhaw is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.