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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a large village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,784, made up of 1,413 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939.23 hectares hectares.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 939.23 hectares
Population 2,784
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 939.23 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 939.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 31 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnaria, 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 Barwan
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 11 km
Nearest railway station Kachnaria 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 2,784. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Barwan village has 1,413 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Barwan covers 939.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwan falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Kachnaria, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwan.

Barwan is about 31 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Biaora is about 11 km away. Kachnaria is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khankra Gandi (1.5 km), Higona (2.1 km) and Andgandpura (2.4 km).

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

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