About Diwa Village

Diwa is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 395 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.1 hectares hectares.

Diwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares)	107.1 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	395
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Diwa compares

By the 2011 count Diwa is the 155th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 107.1 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Diwa

Diwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Diwa 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 Diwa from other places

Diwa lies about 37 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Bazar, about 7.0 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 Diwa
Nearest railway station	Gauri Bazar	7.0 km
Nearest town	Rūdarpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chauri Chaura	14 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	37 km

Villages closest to Diwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Diwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Diwa village had a population of 766. That makes it the 155th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Diwa village has 395 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diwa has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Diwa covers 107.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Diwa falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diwa is Gauri Bazar, about 7.0 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 Diwa.

Diwa is about 37 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diwa is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Gauri Bazar is about 7.0 km away. Rūdarpur is about 10 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.