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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a small village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 209 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 209
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 144th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 31 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 31 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 401. That makes it the 144th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Barwadih village has 209 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Barwadih covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwadih falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Giridih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 31 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 31 km away. Dhanbad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modidih Alias Koradih (3.2 km), Jamua (3.3 km) and Jamuatanr (3.3 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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