About Garwa Village

Garwa is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 407 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	291 hectares
Population	769
Male Population	407
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garwa compares

By the 2011 count Garwa is the 140th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Garwa

Garwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Garwa from other places

Garwa lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 1.6 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 Garwa
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	7.9 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	20 km

Villages closest to Garwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiganj 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.

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Common questions about Garwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garwa village had a population of 769. That makes it the 140th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Garwa village has 407 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garwa has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Garwa is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garwa covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garwa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garwa is Dev Road Halt, about 1.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garwa.

Garwa is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garwa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 1.6 km away. Rafiganj is about 7.9 km away. Aurangabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.