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About Gharvara Village

Gharvara is one of the larger villages in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,028, made up of 4,873 males and 4,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharvara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharvara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Pincode 202165
Area (hectares) 2374 hectares
Population 9,028
Male Population 4,873
Female Population 4,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharvara compares

By the 2011 count Gharvara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 2374 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 877.

Getting to Gharvara

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

Gharvara lies about 59 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Rundhi, about 16 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 Gharvara
Nearest town Jewar 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Rundhi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khair 35 km
District headquarters Aligarh 59 km

Villages closest to Gharvara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharvara village had a population of 9,028. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Gharvara village has 4,873 males and 4,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharvara has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Gharvara is 202165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharvara covers 2374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharvara falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gharvara is Rundhi, about 16 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 Gharvara.

Gharvara is about 59 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharvara is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Jewar is about 7.6 km away. Rundhi is about 16 km away. Khair is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamidpur (4.6 km), Syaraul (6.3 km) and Tappal (6.6 km).

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

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