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About Barwas Village

Barwas is a mid sized village in Khandar tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 631 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Khandar
Pincode 322025
Area (hectares) 1058.27 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 631
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwas compares

By the 2011 count Barwas is the 41st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents. Its 1058.27 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Barwas

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

Barwas lies about 38 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Durgapuri, 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 Barwas
Nearest railway station Durgapuri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khandar 14 km
Nearest town Sheopur 28 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 38 km

Villages closest to Barwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwas village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 41st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents.

Barwas village has 631 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwas has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Barwas is 322025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwas covers 1058.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barwas falls under Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barwas is Durgapuri, 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 village for Barwas.

Barwas is about 38 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwas is in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Durgapuri is about 12 km away. Khandar is about 14 km away. Sheopur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aniyala (2.1 km), Sewti Kalan (2.5 km) and Akoda (4.2 km).

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

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