The maximum temperature of Barwani in April and May used to reach 48 °C (118 °F), making it one of the hottest places in Central India.

Western Railways (Ratlam Mandal) has a reservation counter in Ambedkar Park on Rajghat Road.

Bus services connect the town with the major and minor cities near Barwani, including Indore, Khandwa, Dhar, Barwaha, Khargone, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Vadodara.

The child male-to-female sex ratio in Barwani is around 1000:919, compared with the Madhya Pradesh state average of 1000:918.

In a census survey, a worker is defined as a person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.

[5] Economically, Barwani engages in agricultural crops and wood,[6] with several other small industries developing in the area.

The major festivals of Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Ganesh Utsav, Navratri, Dussehra, Deepavali, Muharram, Gudi Padwa, Gangaur, Bhai Dooj, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, Christmas and Naga Panchami are all celebrated with equal enthusiasm.

[citation needed] Barwani is prominent in the Nimar and Malwa regions for its healthcare facilities and its private hospitals.