About Barwan Village

Barwan is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 749 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	399.75 hectares
Population	1,530
Male Population	749
Female Population	781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 399.75 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 14 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Kumrabad Rohini, about 8.3 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	Kumrabad Rohini	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	8.8 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	14 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 1,530. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Barwan village has 749 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 399.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwan falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Kumrabad Rohini, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance for Barwan.

Barwan is about 14 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Kumrabad Rohini is about 8.3 km away. Devipur is about 8.8 km away. Deoghar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.