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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 522 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.81 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 49.81 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 522
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 128th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 49.81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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. 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 Barwa from other places

Barwa lies about 12 km from Ballia. 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
Nearest town Kichha 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 12 km
District headquarters Ballia 12 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansdih 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 1,013. That makes it the 128th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Barwa village has 522 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Barwa covers 49.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwa falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Barwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barwa is about 12 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Kichha is about 9.6 km away. Bansdih is about 12 km away. Ballia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aubari (under 2 km), Bariyarpur (under 2 km) and Bariyarpur Taluka Rukunpura (under 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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