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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 534 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.3 hectares hectares.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 87.3 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 534
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 124th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 87.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Garhwa

Garhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhwa 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 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 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 5.7 km
Nearest town Ahraura 15 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 21 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 1,062. That makes it the 124th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Garhwa village has 534 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Garhwa covers 87.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhwa falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwa is Ahraura Road, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhwa.

Garhwa is about 23 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 5.7 km away. Ahraura is about 15 km away. Ahraura Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhwa Musemraur (under 2 km), Ghrhwa (under 2 km) and Bhopatpurwa (under 2 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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