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About Barwasia Village

Barwasia is a small village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 172 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwasia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828114
Area (hectares) 202.12 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 172
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwasia compares

By the 2011 count Barwasia is the 150th 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 202.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 915.

Getting to Barwasia

The census records public bus service for Barwasia as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwasia from other places

Barwasia lies about 34 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Barwasia
Nearest railway station Giridih 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 34 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 34 km

Villages closest to Barwasia

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 Barwasia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwasia village had a population of 310. That makes it the 150th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Barwasia village has 172 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwasia has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Barwasia is 828114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwasia covers 202.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwasia is Giridih, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwasia.

Barwasia is about 34 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwasia is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 14 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 34 km away. Dhanbad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaitanr (2.5 km), Jamdiha (4.3 km) and Mahathadi (5.3 km).

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

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