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About Barwachatar Village

Barwachatar is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 49 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwachatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwachatar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 29.66 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 49
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Barwachatar compares

By the 2011 count Barwachatar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 29.66 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Barwachatar

Barwachatar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwachatar 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 Barwachatar from other places

Barwachatar lies about 89 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 23 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 Barwachatar
Nearest railway station Sirari 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 24 km
Nearest town Jamūī 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 89 km

Villages closest to Barwachatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwachatar village had a population of 100. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Barwachatar village has 49 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwachatar has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Barwachatar is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwachatar covers 29.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwachatar falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwachatar is Sirari, about 23 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 Barwachatar.

Barwachatar is about 89 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwachatar is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Sirari is about 23 km away. Birni is about 24 km away. Jamūī 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 Hariharpur (2.7 km), Tuladih (3.3 km) and Madarkha (5.0 km).

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

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