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About Barwai Village

Barwai is a mid sized village in Panvel tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 681 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 410206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Panvel
Pincode 410206
Area (hectares) 292.75 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 681
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwai compares

By the 2011 count Barwai is the 64th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 292.75 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Barwai

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

Barwai lies about 34 km from Panvel, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 33 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 Barwai
Nearest railway station Raigarh 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Panvel 34 km

Villages closest to Barwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwai village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 64th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Barwai village has 681 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barwai is 410206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwai covers 292.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwai falls under Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barwai is Raigarh, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Barwai.

Barwai is about 34 km from Panvel in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwai is in Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 33 km away. Panvel is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barapada (under 2 km), Borle (4.7 km) and Nandgaon (10 km).

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

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