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About Barewa Village

Barewa is a mid sized village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 269 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Barewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 269
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barewa compares

By the 2011 count Barewa is the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Barewa

Barewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barewa as Available within <5 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 Barewa from other places

Barewa lies about 75 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goraul, about 4.3 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 Barewa
Nearest railway station Goraul 4.3 km
Nearest town Lālganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Maker 33 km
District headquarters Saran 75 km

Villages closest to Barewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maker 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 Barewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barewa village had a population of 555. That makes it the 28th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Barewa village has 269 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barewa has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Barewa covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barewa falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barewa is Goraul, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barewa.

Barewa is about 75 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barewa is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Goraul is about 4.3 km away. Lālganj is about 20 km away. Maker is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhataulia (7.5 km), Qazi Chak (26 km) and Bariyarpur (26 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barewa today is likely to be higher.

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