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About Garhwal Village

Garhwal is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,967, made up of 1,030 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.9 hectares hectares.

Garhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 158.9 hectares
Population 1,967
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Garhwal compares

By the 2011 count Garhwal is the 103rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 158.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Garhwal

Garhwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhwal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhwal from other places

Garhwal lies about 7.5 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 11 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 Garhwal
Nearest town Mubarakpur 6.5 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 11 km

Villages closest to Garhwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwal village had a population of 1,967. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Garhwal village has 1,030 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwal has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Garhwal covers 158.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhwal falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwal is Sathiaon, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Garhwal.

Garhwal is about 7.5 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwal is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mubarakpur is about 6.5 km away. Azamgarh is about 7.5 km away. Sathiaon is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulaur (under 2 km), Amraula Deh (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 Garhwal today is likely to be higher.

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