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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 635 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 635
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 99th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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 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 Barwa
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 Barwa

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.

Common questions about Barwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 99th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Barwa village has 635 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Barwa covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 7.8 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 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.

Barwa 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.

The closest recorded villages are Barwal (under 2 km), Pokhar Bhinda (under 2 km) and Pokharbhinda (under 2 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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