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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a mid sized village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 678 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271205
Area (hectares) 666.65 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 678
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 242nd largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 666.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Garhwa

Garhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhwa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhwa from other places

Garhwa lies about 32 km from Tulsipur, and the nearest railway station is Balrampur, about 17 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 Garhwa
Nearest railway station Balrampur 17 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 32 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Garhwa village has 678 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Garhwa is 271205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhwa covers 666.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhwa falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwa is Balrampur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhwa.

Garhwa is about 32 km from Tulsipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Balrampur is about 17 km away. Balrāmpur is about 17 km away. Tulsipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gairahwa (under 2 km), Maharaj Ganj (1.7 km) and Mahraj Ganj (1.7 km).

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

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