About Ghurkawa Village

Ghurkawa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 380 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.74 hectares hectares.

Ghurkawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurkawa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	6.74 hectares
Population	727
Male Population	380
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Ghurkawa compares

By the 2011 count Ghurkawa is the 413th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 6.74 hectares work out to about 108 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ghurkawa

Ghurkawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghurkawa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurkawa from other places

Ghurkawa lies about 42 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ramchaura, about 18 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 Ghurkawa
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ramchaura	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	31 km
District headquarters	Basti	42 km

Villages closest to Ghurkawa

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

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Common questions about Ghurkawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurkawa village had a population of 727. That makes it the 413th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Ghurkawa village has 380 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurkawa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Ghurkawa covers 6.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 108 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghurkawa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurkawa is Ramchaura, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Ghurkawa.

Ghurkawa is about 42 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurkawa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 2.7 km away. Ramchaura is about 18 km away. Harraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.