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About Tarwa Mafi Village

Tarwa Mafi is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 222 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.8 hectares hectares.

Tarwa Mafi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tarwa Mafi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 76.8 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 222
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tarwa Mafi compares

By the 2011 count Tarwa Mafi is the 214th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 76.8 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Tarwa Mafi

Tarwa Mafi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tarwa Mafi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tarwa Mafi from other places

Tarwa Mafi lies about 36 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Ramchaura, 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 Tarwa Mafi
Nearest town Mehndāwal 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Ramchaura 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 28 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 36 km

Villages closest to Tarwa Mafi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahjanwa 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 Tarwa Mafi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tarwa Mafi village had a population of 449. That makes it the 214th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Tarwa Mafi village has 222 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tarwa Mafi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Tarwa Mafi covers 76.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tarwa Mafi falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tarwa Mafi is Ramchaura, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tarwa Mafi.

Tarwa Mafi is about 36 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tarwa Mafi is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Mehndāwal is about 1.7 km away. Ramchaura is about 17 km away. Sahjanwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimapar (8.1 km), Banganwa (12 km) and Bangaowa (12 km).

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

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