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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,407, made up of 1,209 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 2,407
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 15 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 Barwa
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 2.9 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 15 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 2,407. That makes it the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Barwa village has 1,209 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Hazaribag Town, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 2.9 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunja (under 2 km), Asia (under 2 km) and Kurha (1.7 km).

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

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