About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 669 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ramkanda
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	534 hectares
Population	1,325
Male Population	669
Female Population	656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 534 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 39 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 33 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 Barwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ramkanda	11 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	33 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	38 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	39 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

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Common questions about Barwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 13th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Barwa village has 669 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Barwa covers 534 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwa falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Barwadih Junction, about 33 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 village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 39 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 11 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 33 km away. Medininagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.