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About Girwani Village

Girwani is a large village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,224, made up of 1,619 males and 1,605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1211.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 1211.09 hectares
Population 3,224
Male Population 1,619
Female Population 1,605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girwani compares

By the 2011 count Girwani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 1211.09 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Girwani

Girwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girwani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Girwani from other places

Girwani lies about 84 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 39 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 Girwani
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 39 km
Nearest town Renukūt 40 km
District headquarters Surguja 84 km

Villages closest to Girwani

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

Common questions about Girwani

As per the Census of India 2011, Girwani village had a population of 3,224. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Girwani village has 1,619 males and 1,605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girwani has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Girwani is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girwani covers 1211.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Girwani falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Girwani is Jharokhas, about 39 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girwani.

Girwani is about 84 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girwani is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 20 km away. Jharokhas is about 39 km away. Renukūt is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaurahi (4.6 km), Kharra (4.8 km) and Lodhi (5.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Girwani today is likely to be higher.

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