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About Barwai Village

Barwai is one of the larger villages in Porsa tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,900, made up of 3,818 males and 3,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2068 hectares hectares.

Barwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Porsa
Area (hectares) 2068 hectares
Population 6,900
Male Population 3,818
Female Population 3,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwai compares

By the 2011 count Barwai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents. Its 2068 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Barwai

Barwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barwai from other places

Barwai lies about 39 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Manikpura, about 24 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 Barwai
Nearest town Ambāh 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Porsa 18 km
Nearest railway station Manikpura 24 km
District headquarters Morena 39 km

Villages closest to Barwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwai village had a population of 6,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents.

Barwai village has 3,818 males and 3,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwai has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Barwai covers 2068 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwai falls under Porsa tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwai is Manikpura, about 24 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 village for Barwai.

Barwai is about 39 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwai is in Porsa tehsil of Morena district. Ambāh is about 8.1 km away. Porsa is about 18 km away. Manikpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratan Basai (1.9 km), Ruar (3.9 km) and Adhannpur (4.2 km).

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

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