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About Garhan Bujurg Village

Garhan Bujurg is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 522 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.03 hectares hectares.

Garhan Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhan Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 149.03 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 522
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garhan Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Garhan Bujurg is the 171st largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 149.03 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Garhan Bujurg

The census records public bus service for Garhan Bujurg as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhan Bujurg from other places

Garhan Bujurg lies about 13 km from Azamgarh. 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 Garhan Bujurg
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 11 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 13 km

Villages closest to Garhan Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 Garhan Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhan Bujurg village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 171st largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Garhan Bujurg village has 522 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhan Bujurg has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Garhan Bujurg covers 149.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhan Bujurg falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Garhan Bujurg notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhan Bujurg.

Garhan Bujurg is about 13 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhan Bujurg is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 11 km away. Azamgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suriyadih (under 2 km), Gajaypur (under 2 km) and Bankat (under 2 km).

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

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