About Gua Village

Gua is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 345 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	321 hectares
Population	685
Male Population	345
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gua compares

By the 2011 count Gua is the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gua

Gua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gua from other places

Gua lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 7.2 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 Gua
Nearest railway station	Hehegara Halt	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	19 km
District headquarters	Latehar	26 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	26 km

Villages closest to Gua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gua village had a population of 685. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Gua village has 345 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gua has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gua is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gua covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gua falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gua is Hehegara Halt, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gua.

Gua is about 26 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gua is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Hehegara Halt is about 7.2 km away. Barwadih is about 19 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.