About Barwha Village

Barwha is a large village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,281, made up of 1,142 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.86 hectares hectares.

Barwha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwha village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Area (hectares)	357.86 hectares
Population	2,281
Male Population	1,142
Female Population	1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwha compares

By the 2011 count Barwha is the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 357.86 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barwha

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

Barwha lies about 41 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 16 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 Barwha
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Wadegaon	16 km
Nearest town	Pawni	24 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	41 km

Villages closest to Barwha

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

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Common questions about Barwha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwha village had a population of 2,281. That makes it the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Barwha village has 1,142 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Barwha covers 357.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwha falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Barwha is Wadegaon, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwha.

Barwha is about 41 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwha is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 12 km away. Wadegaon is about 16 km away. Pawni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.