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About Barwal Gaon Village

Barwal Gaon is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 56 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 3.97 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 56
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Barwal Gaon is the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 3.97 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Barwal Gaon

Barwal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barwal Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barwal Gaon from other places

Barwal Gaon lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 33 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 Barwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 33 km

Villages closest to Barwal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 Barwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwal Gaon village had a population of 116. That makes it the 131st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Barwal Gaon village has 56 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwal Gaon has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Barwal Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwal Gaon covers 3.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barwal Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barwal Gaon is Harrawala, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barwal Gaon is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwal Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 11 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budkot (under 2 km), Suzar Gaon (4.7 km) and Motna (6.4 km).

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

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