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About Barwa Village

Barwa is one of the larger villages in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,760, made up of 3,017 males and 2,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 466.2 hectares
Population 5,760
Male Population 3,017
Female Population 2,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 466.2 hectares work out to about 12 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 883.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 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 32 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Nakardei, about 3.4 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 Nakardei 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 6.5 km
Nearest town Raxaul 7.9 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adapur 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 5,760. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Barwa village has 3,017 males and 2,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 466.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Nakardei, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 32 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Nakardei is about 3.4 km away. Adapur is about 6.5 km away. Raxaul is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maghi (under 2 km), Tola Chikni (1.6 km) and Hira Chhapra (1.7 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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