About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,810, made up of 2,568 males and 2,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, 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	Motihari
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	268 hectares
Population	4,810
Male Population	2,568
Female Population	2,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 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 - 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 5.7 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 2.2 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	Semra	2.2 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	5.7 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Motihari	12 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Motihari 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 4,810. That makes it the 16th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Barwa village has 2,568 males and 2,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Semra, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 5.7 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 Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 2.2 km away. Purba Champaran is about 5.7 km away. Sagauli is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.