# Barwa Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Barwa

Barwa is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,273 people in 243 households**, the 65th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 1,273people (2011)
- 243households
- 72.5%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barwa

Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 96 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barwa · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**27%

Tap water ****98%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**54%

Use banking services ****93%**

**74%

Television ****57%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barwa?

■ Barwa · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**929

Working population ****32.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 61.3% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (38%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Vikasnagar

- Baluwala1,492 people
- Ambiwala1,456 people
- Parteetpur Kalyanpur1,393 people
- Manduwala1,387 people
- Khera Pahuwa1,176 people
- Dhaulas1,052 people
- Timli Range901 people
- Bidhauli899 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barwa?1,273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwa in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barwa?72.5% (Census 2011)