About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 303 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	568
Male Population	303
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 98th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 5 - 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 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	11 km
Nearest railway station	Chaudhribandh	12 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	22 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwadih village had a population of 568. That makes it the 98th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Barwadih village has 303 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Chaudhribandh, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Dumri is about 11 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.