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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 37 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 56.31 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 37
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the 303rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 56.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 17 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 Barwan
Nearest railway station Salogra 17 km
Nearest town Solan 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 78. That makes it the 303rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barwan village has 37 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 56.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwan falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Salogra, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Barwan.

Barwan is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 17 km away. Solan is about 19 km away. Theog is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Rohru (2.8 km), Tinggar Tankoti (4.7 km) and Up Muhal Neri (4.8 km).

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

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