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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 54 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 54
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 179th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

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 48 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gujhandi, about 12 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 Gujhandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 48 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwadih village had a population of 115. That makes it the 179th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Barwadih village has 54 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Gujhandi, about 12 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 48 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gujhandi is about 12 km away. Chauparan is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprakoni (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Nawagarh (under 2 km).

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

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