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About Garhawa Village

Garhawa is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 613 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.43 hectares hectares.

Garhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 83.43 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 613
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garhawa compares

By the 2011 count Garhawa is the 283rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 83.43 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Garhawa

Garhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Garhawa from other places

Garhawa lies about 30 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 8.4 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 Garhawa
Nearest railway station Saidabad 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 11 km
Nearest town Phulpur 27 km
District headquarters Allahabad 30 km

Villages closest to Garhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhawa village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Garhawa village has 613 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhawa has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Garhawa covers 83.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhawa falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhawa is Saidabad, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhawa.

Garhawa is about 30 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhawa is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 8.4 km away. Handia is about 11 km away. Phulpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaghanpur (under 2 km), Usmapur (under 2 km) and Usmapur Kachhar (under 2 km).

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

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