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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Antah tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,696, made up of 1,916 males and 1,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2390.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Antah
Pincode 325209
Area (hectares) 2390.68 hectares
Population 3,696
Male Population 1,916
Female Population 1,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents. Its 2390.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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 18 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Bijora, about 7.8 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 Antah 7.4 km
Nearest town Anta 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Bijora 7.8 km
District headquarters Baran 18 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Antah 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 3,696. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,110 residents.

Barwa village has 1,916 males and 1,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 325209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 2390.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwa falls under Antah tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Bijora, about 7.8 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 18 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Antah tehsil of Baran district. Antah is about 7.4 km away. Anta is about 7.4 km away. Bijora is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lisari (2.5 km), Govindpura (2.9 km) and Jai Nagar (3.3 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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