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About Barwa Village

Barwa is one of the larger villages in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,100, made up of 2,420 males and 2,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.86 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 489.86 hectares
Population 5,100
Male Population 2,420
Female Population 2,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 489.86 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 20 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 7.3 km
Nearest town Areraj 12 km
Nearest railway station Kesariya 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 20 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangrampur 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 5,100. That makes it the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Barwa village has 2,420 males and 2,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Barwa covers 489.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Kesariya, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 20 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 Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sangrampur is about 7.3 km away. Areraj is about 12 km away. Kesariya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nautan (under 2 km), Bhatauliya (1.7 km) and Chandpur (2.6 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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