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About Barwa Buzurg Village

Barwa Buzurg is a large village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,476, made up of 2,329 males and 2,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa Buzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Pincode 841205
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 4,476
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Barwa Buzurg is the 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barwa Buzurg

Barwa Buzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwa Buzurg as Available within 5 - 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 Buzurg from other places

Barwa Buzurg lies about 12 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 4.8 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 Buzurg
Nearest railway station Ekma 4.8 km
District headquarters Saran 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 13 km
Nearest town Revelganj 19 km

Villages closest to Barwa Buzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa Buzurg village had a population of 4,476. That makes it the 14th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Barwa Buzurg village has 2,329 males and 2,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa Buzurg has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barwa Buzurg is 841205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa Buzurg covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa Buzurg falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa Buzurg is Ekma, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa Buzurg.

Barwa Buzurg is about 12 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa Buzurg is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 4.8 km away. Saran is about 12 km away. Manjhi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Khurd (under 2 km), Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Mathanpura (1.6 km).

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

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