About Barwa Village

Barwa is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 667 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248125
Area (hectares)	286.03 hectares
Population	1,273
Male Population	667
Female Population	606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwa compares

By the 2011 count Barwa is the 65th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 286.03 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 19 km from Dehradun. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	13 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	15 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	19 km

Villages closest to Barwa

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

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Common questions about Barwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwa village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 65th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Barwa village has 667 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Barwa is 248125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwa covers 286.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwa falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barwa.

Barwa is about 19 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwa is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 13 km away. Mussoorie is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.