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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 392 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828306
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 392
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Barwadih

The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within <5 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 Barwadih from other places

Barwadih lies about 47 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, 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 Barwadih
Nearest railway station Jitpur 14 km
Nearest town Giridih 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 25 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 47 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Topchanchi 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 749. That makes it the 45th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Barwadih village has 392 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 828306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Jitpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 47 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 Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Jitpur is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Topchanchi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurdih (1.8 km), Dharampur (3.2 km) and Naro (3.2 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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