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About Barwadag Village

Barwadag is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 392 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Barwadag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 392
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwadag compares

By the 2011 count Barwadag is the 44th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Barwadag

Barwadag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwadag as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwadag from other places

Barwadag lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Barwadag
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 7.9 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Barwadag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwadag village had a population of 761. That makes it the 44th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Barwadag village has 392 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadag has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Barwadag covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadag falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadag is Govindpur Road, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barwadag is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadag is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 3.8 km away. Karra is about 7.9 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anro Toli (under 2 km), Sarlo (2.0 km) and Masko (2.1 km).

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

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