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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,558 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,558
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 24th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 162 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, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 89 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 20 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 town Arwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 31 km
District headquarters Saran 89 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dariapur 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 2,943. That makes it the 24th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Barwa village has 1,558 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Barwa covers 162 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 Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Jehanabad, about 20 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 km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 89 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Arwal is about 14 km away. Jehanabad is about 20 km away. Dariapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hewantpur (under 2 km), Khanpur (under 2 km) and Khirkia (1.9 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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