About Barwa Kalan Village

Barwa Kalan is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,524 males and 1,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.67 hectares hectares.

Barwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	122.67 hectares
Population	2,924
Male Population	1,524
Female Population	1,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Barwa Kalan is the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 122.67 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Barwa Kalan

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

Barwa Kalan lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 2.5 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Basantpur Halt	2.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	19 km
District headquarters	Siwan	32 km

Villages closest to Barwa Kalan

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

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Common questions about Barwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa Kalan village had a population of 2,924. That makes it the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Barwa Kalan village has 1,524 males and 1,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa Kalan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Barwa Kalan covers 122.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwa Kalan falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barwa Kalan is Basantpur Halt, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa Kalan.

Barwa Kalan is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa Kalan is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about under 2 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 2.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.