Village · Sohawal, Faizabad
# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Sohawal sub-district of Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 3,270 people in 535 households, the 33rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.
- 3,270 people (2011)
- 535 households
- 70.1% literacy
- 978 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 24 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Sohawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 36%
- Toilet within the home 8% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 77%
- Tap water 12% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 90%
- Use banking services 95% 86%
- Television 21% 26%
- Mobile phone 64% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 4%
- None of these assets 4% 6%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Sohawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 70.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 962
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 941
- Working population 25.6% 30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 60.3% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 219 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (5%) · ■ Household industry 29 (3%) · ■ Other work 239 (29%) · ■ Marginal 305 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sohawal
- Kail 3,889 people
- Daulat Pur 3,820 people
- Sheikhpur Jafar 3,584 people
- Madhopur 3,287 people
- Amauna 3,199 people
- Mirzapur Nimauli 3,190 people
- Mainuddinpur 3,162 people
- Sibar 3,047 people

All 158 villages in Sohawal

## Other places named Barwa
- Barwa · Village, Siwani, Bhiwani · 11,830 people
- Barwa · Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran · 5,760 people
- Barwa · Village, Sangrampur, Purba Champaran · 5,100 people
- Barwa · Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran · 4,979 people
- Barwa · Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran · 4,810 people
- Barwa · Village, Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran · 3,804 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Barwa? 3,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in? Faizabad district (Sohawal sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa? 70.1% (Census 2011)

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