About Barowa Village

Barowa is a large village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,173, made up of 1,625 males and 1,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barowa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Jamtara
Tehsil	Narayanpur
Pincode	815352
Area (hectares)	381 hectares
Population	3,173
Male Population	1,625
Female Population	1,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Barowa compares

By the 2011 count Barowa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Barowa

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

Barowa lies about 157 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Naugachhia, about 3.8 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 Barowa
Nearest railway station	Naugachhia	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narayanpur	35 km
District headquarters	Jamtara	157 km

Villages closest to Barowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barowa village had a population of 3,173. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Barowa village has 1,625 males and 1,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barowa has about 953 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Barowa is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barowa covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barowa falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barowa is Naugachhia, about 3.8 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 Barowa.

Barowa is about 157 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barowa is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Naugachhia is about 3.8 km away. Narayanpur is about 35 km away. Jamtara is about 157 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.