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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,140, made up of 560 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144516
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 1,140
Male Population 560
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 120th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 13 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 8.2 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 Barwa
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Alachor 8.2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 13 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 1,140. That makes it the 120th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Barwa village has 560 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 144516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwa falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Alachor, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 13 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr is about 7.7 km away. Alachor is about 8.2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhano Mazara (under 2 km), Daulatpur (2.7 km) and Nai Mazara (3.2 km).

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

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