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About Gawarkha Village

Gawarkha is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 807 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.44 hectares hectares.

Gawarkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawarkha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 253.44 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 807
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Gawarkha compares

By the 2011 count Gawarkha is the 297th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 253.44 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gawarkha

Gawarkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gawarkha 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. The nearest villages by name are Ganeshpur Nimnahara, Gangapur, Gaura Dhanauli and Gaura Pipra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gawarkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawarkha village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 297th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Gawarkha village has 807 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawarkha has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Gawarkha covers 253.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gawarkha falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gawarkha notes the nearest railway station 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 Gawarkha.

Gawarkha is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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