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About Barwahi Village

Barwahi is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 694 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 988 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 988 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 694
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwahi compares

By the 2011 count Barwahi is the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 988 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barwahi

Barwahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwahi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwahi from other places

Barwahi lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, 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 Barwahi
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 35 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 37 km

Villages closest to Barwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwahi village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Barwahi village has 694 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwahi has about 976 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 983.

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

Barwahi covers 988 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwahi falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwahi is Garwa, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwahi.

Barwahi is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwahi is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 17 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Garwa is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardari (2.3 km), Bhaunri (2.8 km) and Karri (4.3 km).

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

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