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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 112 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 112
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Barwadih

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

Barwadih lies about 11 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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 Barwadih
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 11 km
District headquarters Chatra 11 km
Nearest town Chatrā 11 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 26 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwadih village had a population of 212. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Barwadih village has 112 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Barwadih covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwadih falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Shivpur, about 26 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 Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 11 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 11 km away. Chatrā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratnag (under 2 km), Sarhachia (under 2 km) and Chandanpur (1.7 km).

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

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