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About Barwal Gaon Village

Barwal Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 137 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, 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 Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 63.79 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 137
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Barwal Gaon is the 92nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 63.79 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Barwal Gaon

Barwal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barwal Gaon as Available within <5 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 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 Tehri 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 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 Tehri 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 315. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Barwal Gaon village has 137 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwal Gaon has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Barwal Gaon is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barwal Gaon covers 63.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barwal Gaon falls under Tehri 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Harrawala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamrari (under 2 km), Barnoli (under 2 km) and Kyulagi (under 2 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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