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About Barwa Khurd Village

Barwa Khurd is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 896 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.98 hectares hectares.

Barwa Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 128.98 hectares
Population 1,698
Male Population 896
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Barwa Khurd is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 128.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Barwa Khurd

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

Barwa Khurd lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 3.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 19 km
District headquarters Siwan 32 km

Villages closest to Barwa Khurd

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.

Common questions about Barwa Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa Khurd village had a population of 1,698. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Barwa Khurd village has 896 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa Khurd has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Barwa Khurd covers 128.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwa Khurd is Basantpur Halt, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa Khurd.

Barwa Khurd 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 Khurd is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 2.1 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 3.5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Kalan (under 2 km), Bagahi (under 2 km) and Karahi Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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