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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 133 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 34.55 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 133
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 34.55 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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 27 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 4.0 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
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Richughuta 4.0 km
Nearest town Lātehār 12 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 27 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peshrar 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 273. That makes it the 41st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Barwadih village has 133 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 34.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwadih falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Richughuta, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 27 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about under 2 km away. Richughuta is about 4.0 km away. Lātehār 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 Jamdih (under 2 km), Sarjupawa (under 2 km) and Keradih (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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