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About Barwania Village

Barwania is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 328 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwania village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 1012.31 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 328
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Barwania compares

By the 2011 count Barwania is the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 1012.31 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Barwania

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

Barwania lies about 22 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 11 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 Barwania
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Bes 11 km
Nearest town Patrātu 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 22 km

Villages closest to Barwania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwania village had a population of 647. That makes it the 55th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Barwania village has 328 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwania has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Barwania is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwania covers 1012.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwania falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwania is Bes, about 11 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 Barwania.

Barwania is about 22 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwania is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 9.8 km away. Bes is about 11 km away. Patrātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Napokhurd (under 2 km), Napo Kalan (under 2 km) and Kharanti (2.0 km).

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

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