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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 209 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 209
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 10+ 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 2.3 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 44 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 394. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Barwa village has 209 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwa falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Bukru, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 2.3 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Besra (under 2 km), Amauna (under 2 km) and Banasas (under 2 km).

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

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