About Barkurwa Village

Barkurwa is a large village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,167, made up of 1,106 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.9 hectares hectares.

Barkurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Area (hectares)	74.9 hectares
Population	2,167
Male Population	1,106
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkurwa compares

By the 2011 count Barkurwa is the 26th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 74.9 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Barkurwa

Barkurwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barkurwa as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Tikuliya, Baluwa, Baluwabirt and Bankat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barkurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkurwa village had a population of 2,167. That makes it the 26th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Barkurwa village has 1,106 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkurwa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Barkurwa covers 74.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barkurwa falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Barkurwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barkurwa.

Barkurwa is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.