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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a large village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,352, made up of 1,206 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Chinia
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 714.63 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 714.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barwadih from other places

Barwadih lies about 14 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garhwa Road, about 3.6 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 town Bishrāmpur 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Garhwa Road 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinia 14 km
District headquarters Garhwa 14 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinia 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 2,352. That makes it the 4th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Barwadih village has 1,206 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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

Barwadih covers 714.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Garhwa Road, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barwadih.

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

Barwadih is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishrāmpur is about 2.3 km away. Garhwa Road is about 3.6 km away. Chinia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundil Alias Dol (9.5 km), Karma Alias Khuri (10.0 km) and Sing Singha Khurd (10.0 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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