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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a large village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,659, made up of 1,900 males and 1,759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 409.5 hectares
Population 3,659
Male Population 1,900
Female Population 1,759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the 8th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 409.5 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 18 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 Barwan
Nearest railway station Sarmatanr 18 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 34 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 34 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 3,659. That makes it the 8th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Barwan village has 1,900 males and 1,759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 409.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwan falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Sarmatanr, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Barwan.

Barwan is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 18 km away. Barki Saria is about 28 km away. Barkatha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masipirhi (under 2 km), Parbata (1.7 km) and Barahkatha (1.7 km).

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

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