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About Barwar Village

Barwar is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,957, made up of 1,566 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273309
Area (hectares) 219.42 hectares
Population 2,957
Male Population 1,566
Female Population 1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwar compares

By the 2011 count Barwar is the 115th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 219.42 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Barwar

The census records public bus service for Barwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwar from other places

Barwar lies about 35 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Rawat Ganj, about 19 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 Barwar
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 18 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Rawat Ganj 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 35 km

Villages closest to Barwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwar village had a population of 2,957. That makes it the 115th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Barwar village has 1,566 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Barwar is 273309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwar covers 219.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwar falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwar is Rawat Ganj, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barwar is about 35 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwar is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 18 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Rawat Ganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniyara (under 2 km), Newas Pokhar (1.8 km) and Baiju Dehara (1.9 km).

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

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