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About Retwagara Village

Retwagara is one of the larger villages in Gonda tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,463, made up of 4,359 males and 4,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825.02 hectares hectares.

Retwagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retwagara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Gonda
Area (hectares) 825.02 hectares
Population 8,463
Male Population 4,359
Female Population 4,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Retwagara compares

By the 2011 count Retwagara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents. Its 825.02 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Retwagara

Retwagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Retwagara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Retwagara from other places

Retwagara lies about 29 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Kalan, 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 Retwagara
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Kalan 17 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gonda 29 km

Villages closest to Retwagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Retwagara village had a population of 8,463. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,725 residents.

Retwagara village has 4,359 males and 4,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retwagara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Retwagara covers 825.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Retwagara falls under Gonda tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Retwagara is Bhawanipur Kalan, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Retwagara.

Retwagara is about 29 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retwagara is in Gonda tehsil of Gonda district. Bhawanipur Kalan is about 17 km away. Balrāmpur is about 20 km away. Gonda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teja Jot (under 2 km), Baghi Bhari (under 2 km) and Nadavar (1.8 km).

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

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