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About Barwanbahiar Village

Barwanbahiar is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 408 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwanbahiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwanbahiar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 408
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwanbahiar compares

By the 2011 count Barwanbahiar is the 56th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Barwanbahiar

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

Barwanbahiar lies about 25 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 19 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 Barwanbahiar
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 12 km
Nearest railway station Jamua 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 25 km

Villages closest to Barwanbahiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwanbahiar village had a population of 835. That makes it the 56th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Barwanbahiar village has 408 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwanbahiar has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Barwanbahiar is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwanbahiar covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwanbahiar falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwanbahiar is Jamua, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwanbahiar.

Barwanbahiar is about 25 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwanbahiar is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 12 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Giridih 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 Mohaniapahari (under 2 km), Pipritanr (under 2 km) and Kolharia (under 2 km).

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

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