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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,508, made up of 705 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,508
Male Population 705
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barwadih from other places

Barwadih lies about 6.5 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 5.8 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 Barwadih
Nearest railway station Nawadih 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 6.5 km
Nearest town Kodarma 23 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Markacho 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 1,508. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Barwadih village has 705 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwadih falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Nawadih, about 5.8 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 village for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 6.5 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 5.8 km away. Markacho is about 6.5 km away. Kodarma 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 Mahugain (under 2 km), Geragi (under 2 km) and Babhandiha (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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