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About Barwah Village

Barwah is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 199 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 82.2 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 199
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Barwah compares

By the 2011 count Barwah is the 56th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 82.2 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Barwah

Barwah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwah 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 Barwah from other places

Barwah lies about 47 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Barwah
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 32 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 34 km
Nearest town Kathua 40 km
District headquarters Doda 47 km

Villages closest to Barwah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwah village had a population of 387. That makes it the 56th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Barwah village has 199 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwah has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Barwah is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwah covers 82.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwah falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barwah is Budhi, about 34 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 Barwah.

Barwah is about 47 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwah is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 32 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsu (under 2 km), Pawara (under 2 km) and Banjala (2.8 km).

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

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