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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJIV HANSDA
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- LGD code
- 373061
- Pincode
- 814166
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Jamtara)
- Population
- 399
- Households
- 100
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 133
Census 2011 · in context
How Barwan compares
By population, Barwan ranks #91 of 179 villages in Fatehpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Barwan
- 59.1%
- Fatehpur mandal
- 55.3%
- Jamtara district
- 53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−59 vs mandal average
- Barwan
- 909
- Fatehpur mandal
- 968
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Barwan
- 4.0
- Fatehpur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barwan at a glance
Barwan is a village of 399 people in 100 households (Census 2011) in Fatehpur block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 91st-largest of 179 villages in Fatehpur block. Literacy is 59%, 4 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814166, served by Fatehpur (Jamtara) post office; the LGD village code is 373061. The sarpanch is RAJIV HANSDA. The population is estimated at 470 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barwan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DUMRIA
- Total area (ha)
- 129
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barwan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barwan
- LGD code
- 373061
- Pincode
- 814166
- Post office
- Fatehpur (Jamtara)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 399
- Population (projected 2026)
- 470
- Households
- 100
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJIV HANSDA
- Block / Mandal
- Fatehpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814166
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- HathdharaFatehpur mandal1,447 pop
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- KhijuriaFatehpur mandal1,400 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)