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About Girwar Village

Girwar is one of the larger villages in Abu Road tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,194, made up of 2,607 males and 2,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girwar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Abu Road
Pincode 307026
Area (hectares) 834 hectares
Population 5,194
Male Population 2,607
Female Population 2,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girwar compares

By the 2011 count Girwar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 834 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Girwar

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

Girwar lies about 47 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Maval, about 8.8 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 Girwar
Nearest railway station Maval 8.8 km
Nearest town Ābu 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Abu Road 12 km
District headquarters Sirohi 47 km

Villages closest to Girwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abu Road 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 Girwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Girwar village had a population of 5,194. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Girwar village has 2,607 males and 2,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girwar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Girwar is 307026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girwar covers 834 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girwar falls under Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Girwar is Maval, about 8.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Girwar.

Girwar is about 47 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girwar is in Abu Road tehsil of Sirohi district. Maval is about 8.8 km away. Ābu is about 12 km away. Abu Road 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 Mahi Khera (2.4 km), Andaliya (2.4 km) and Chanar (2.6 km).

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

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