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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 416 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.41 hectares hectares.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 106.41 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 416
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the 244th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 106.41 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 6.8 km from Sonbhadra. 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 Barwan
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 6.8 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 6.8 km

Villages closest to Barwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwan village had a population of 798. That makes it the 244th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Barwan village has 416 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Barwan covers 106.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Barwan notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Barwan.

Barwan is about 6.8 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Robertsganj is about 6.8 km away. Sonbhadra is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawan (under 2 km), Hinauti (under 2 km) and Mahuaon (under 2 km).

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

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