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About Kunwar Village

Kunwar is a mid sized village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 941 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,822
Male Population 941
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunwar compares

By the 2011 count Kunwar is the 73rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kunwar

Kunwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kunwar from other places

Kunwar lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 19 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 Kunwar
Nearest railway station Maghar 19 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kunwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunwar village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kunwar village has 941 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunwar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kunwar is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunwar covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunwar falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunwar is Maghar, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Kunwar.

Kunwar is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunwar is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 19 km away. Khalīlābād is about 24 km away. Campierganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (3.4 km), Loharpurwa (5.2 km) and Kharkharia (6.7 km).

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

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