About Barwara Village

Barwara is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 429 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177105
Area (hectares)	144.86 hectares
Population	891
Male Population	429
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwara compares

By the 2011 count Barwara is the 29th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 144.86 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Barwara

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

Barwara lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 15 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 Barwara
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Guler	15 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km

Villages closest to Barwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Barwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwara village had a population of 891. That makes it the 29th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Barwara village has 429 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwara has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Barwara is 177105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwara covers 144.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwara falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwara is Guler, about 15 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 Barwara.

Barwara is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwara is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.3 km away. Guler is about 15 km away. Talwāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.