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About Barwan Village

Barwan is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,151, made up of 1,107 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221208
Area (hectares) 170.6 hectares
Population 2,151
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barwan compares

By the 2011 count Barwan is the 83rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 170.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Barwan

Barwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Barwan from other places

Barwan lies about 84 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 6.6 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 Barwan
Nearest railway station Unchdih 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 17 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 31 km
District headquarters Varanasi 84 km

Villages closest to Barwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 2,151. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Barwan village has 1,107 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Barwan is 221208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwan covers 170.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barwan falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barwan is Unchdih, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Barwan.

Barwan is about 84 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwan is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Unchdih is about 6.6 km away. Pindra is about 17 km away. Gyānpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimindipur (1.9 km), Chak Dulla (3.8 km) and Ghoghali (4.0 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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