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About Karuwa Village

Karuwa is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 1,026 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 135.37 hectares
Population 1,930
Male Population 1,026
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karuwa compares

By the 2011 count Karuwa is the 170th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 135.37 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Karuwa

The census records public bus service for Karuwa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karuwa from other places

Karuwa lies about 24 km from Gonda. 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 Karuwa
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 2.5 km
District headquarters Gonda 24 km

Villages closest to Karuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuwa village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 170th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Karuwa village has 1,026 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuwa has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Karuwa is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuwa covers 135.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karuwa falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Karuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Karuwa.

Karuwa is about 24 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuwa is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about 2.5 km away. Gonda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandey Choura (under 2 km), Pure Pandey (under 2 km) and Pairouri (1.7 km).

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

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