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About Barwa Village

Barwa is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,270, made up of 1,653 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.82 hectares hectares.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 370.82 hectares
Population 3,270
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 33rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 370.82 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 966.

Getting to Barwa

Barwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 9.7 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Masodha, about 2.2 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
Nearest railway station Masodha 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 9.7 km
District headquarters Faizabad 9.7 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 9.7 km

Villages closest to Barwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 3,270. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Barwa village has 1,653 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 978 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 966.

Barwa covers 370.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwa falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwa is Masodha, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barwa.

Barwa is about 9.7 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Masodha is about 2.2 km away. Sohawal is about 9.7 km away. Faizabad is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nazibpur (under 2 km), Antpur (1.7 km) and Kandaila (1.7 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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