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About Barwadih Village

Barwadih is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 647 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kolebira
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 554.4 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 647
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwadih compares

By the 2011 count Barwadih is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 554.4 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barwadih

Barwadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwadih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 29 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 23 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 Kolebira 11 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 23 km
District headquarters Simdega 29 km

Villages closest to Barwadih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolebira 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 1,312. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Barwadih village has 647 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwadih has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Barwadih is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwadih covers 554.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwadih falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwadih is Kurkura, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwadih.

Barwadih is about 29 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwadih is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Kolebira is about 11 km away. Kurkura is about 23 km away. Simdega is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurkela (4.2 km), Agharma (5.3 km) and Karamtoli (6.0 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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