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About Barwa Ghat Village

Barwa Ghat is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,040, made up of 1,090 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Barwa Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa Ghat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 2,040
Male Population 1,090
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Barwa Ghat is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Barwa Ghat

Barwa Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwa Ghat as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwa Ghat from other places

Barwa Ghat lies about 18 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, 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 Barwa Ghat
Nearest railway station Saghar Sultanpur Halt 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 18 km
District headquarters Saran 18 km
Nearest town Marhaura 22 km

Villages closest to Barwa Ghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa Ghat village had a population of 2,040. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Barwa Ghat village has 1,090 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa Ghat has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Barwa Ghat covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa Ghat falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa Ghat is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwa Ghat.

Barwa Ghat is about 18 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa Ghat is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 4.3 km away. Mashrakh is about 18 km away. Saran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narhar Barwa (under 2 km), Bahrauli (1.6 km) and Arna (1.9 km).

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

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