About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 413 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	366 hectares
Population	788
Male Population	413
Female Population	375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 966.

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 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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	Albert Ekka	18 km
District headquarters	Gumla	18 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	18 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	30 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 788. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Barwadih village has 413 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Lohardaga, about 30 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 18 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Albert Ekka is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.