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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a small village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 58 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.73 hectares hectares.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 50.73 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 58
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 202nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 50.73 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Garhwa

Garhwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garhwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhwa from other places

Garhwa lies about 12 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Karaila Road Junction, about 5.2 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 Garhwa
Nearest railway station Karaila Road Junction 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 12 km
District headquarters Singrauli 12 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 123. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Garhwa village has 58 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Garhwa covers 50.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhwa falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwa is Karaila Road Junction, about 5.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garhwa.

Garhwa is about 12 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Karaila Road Junction is about 5.2 km away. Deosar is about 12 km away. Singrauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurawa (under 2 km), Bodaratola (4.2 km) and Harraha (5.6 km).

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

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