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About Ganwara Village

Ganwara is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 743 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223225
Area (hectares) 63.84 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 743
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganwara compares

By the 2011 count Ganwara is the 154th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 63.84 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Ganwara

Ganwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganwara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganwara from other places

Ganwara lies about 100 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.7 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 Ganwara
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 100 km

Villages closest to Ganwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganwara village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 154th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Ganwara village has 743 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganwara has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Ganwara is 223225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganwara covers 63.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganwara falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganwara is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganwara.

Ganwara is about 100 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganwara is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 9.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Phulpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarawan (2.1 km), Usar Ganwan (2.1 km) and Maner Khurd (2.5 km).

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

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