About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 226 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.21 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	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	211.21 hectares
Population	436
Male Population	226
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 85th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 211.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within 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 Barwadih from other places

Barwadih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 14 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	Pirtanr	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	14 km
District headquarters	Giridih	19 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 436. That makes it the 85th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Barwadih village has 226 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Barwadih covers 211.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Jitpur, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 19 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 8.1 km away. Jitpur is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.