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About Barwaha Village

Barwaha is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 824 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares.

Barwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 824
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwaha compares

By the 2011 count Barwaha is the 25th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Barwaha

The census records public bus service for Barwaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barwaha from other places

Barwaha lies about 42 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Mungaoli, about 3.5 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 Barwaha
Nearest railway station Mungaoli 3.5 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 42 km

Villages closest to Barwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwaha village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 25th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Barwaha village has 824 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwaha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Barwaha covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwaha falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwaha is Mungaoli, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barwaha.

Barwaha is about 42 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwaha is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 3.5 km away. Ashoknagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundra (1.9 km), Ratbhanpur (2.2 km) and Mirkabad (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barwaha today is likely to be higher.

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