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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 340 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 145.74 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 340
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 145.74 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 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 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 13 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 Rahe 4.2 km
Nearest town Būndu 12 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 38 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahe 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 689. That makes it the 35th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Barwadih village has 340 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 145.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Gautamdhara, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 38 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 4.2 km away. Būndu is about 12 km away. Gautamdhara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goali (under 2 km), Uraondih (under 2 km) and Nuru (1.9 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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