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About Barganwa Village

Barganwa is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 181 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,293 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barganwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 583 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 181
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,293
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barganwa compares

By the 2011 count Barganwa is the 44th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barganwa

Barganwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barganwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barganwa from other places

Barganwa lies about 52 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 37 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 Barganwa
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 37 km
Nearest town Medininagar 48 km
District headquarters Garhwa 52 km

Villages closest to Barganwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barganwa village had a population of 415. That makes it the 44th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Barganwa village has 181 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barganwa has about 1293 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Barganwa is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barganwa covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barganwa falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barganwa is Barwadih Junction, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barganwa.

Barganwa is about 52 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barganwa is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 6.1 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 37 km away. Medininagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramar (1.9 km), Marda (3.0 km) and Banjari (4.8 km).

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

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