About Barharwa Kalan Village

Barharwa Kalan is one of the larger villages in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,045, made up of 8,458 males and 7,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barharwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barharwa Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kotwa
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	1403.9 hectares
Population	16,045
Male Population	8,458
Female Population	7,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barharwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barharwa Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 1403.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Barharwa Kalan

Barharwa Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barharwa Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barharwa Kalan from other places

Barharwa Kalan lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 8.7 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 Barharwa Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Kotwa	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jiwdhara	8.7 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	11 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	15 km

Villages closest to Barharwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotwa 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 Barharwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barharwa Kalan village had a population of 16,045. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Barharwa Kalan village has 8,458 males and 7,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barharwa Kalan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Barharwa Kalan is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barharwa Kalan covers 1403.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barharwa Kalan falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barharwa Kalan is Jiwdhara, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barharwa Kalan.

Barharwa Kalan is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barharwa Kalan is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 4.0 km away. Jiwdhara is about 8.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.