About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a large village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,095, made up of 1,625 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, 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	Sariya
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	275.92 hectares
Population	3,095
Male Population	1,625
Female Population	1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 275.92 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwadih from other places

Barwadih lies about 7.5 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.5 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
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sariya	7.5 km
District headquarters	Giridih	7.5 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sariya 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 3,095. That makes it the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Barwadih village has 1,625 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 275.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwadih falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 7.5 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 Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 2.5 km away. Sariya is about 7.5 km away. Giridih is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.