About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 565 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Padwa
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	407 hectares
Population	1,104
Male Population	565
Female Population	539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 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 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 18 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 12 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	Chaudhribandh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padwa	18 km
District headquarters	Palamu	18 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	22 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwadih village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Barwadih village has 565 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Chaudhribandh, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 18 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 12 km away. Padwa is about 18 km away. Palamu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.