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About Garawa Village

Garawa is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 245 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222201
Area (hectares) 71.81 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 245
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garawa compares

By the 2011 count Garawa is the 390th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 71.81 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Garawa

Garawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garawa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garawa from other places

Garawa lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 Garawa
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 18 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Garawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garawa village had a population of 442. That makes it the 390th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Garawa village has 245 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garawa has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Garawa is 222201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garawa covers 71.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garawa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garawa is Mungara Badshahpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Garawa.

Garawa is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garawa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 17 km away. Machhlishahr is about 18 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misirain Patti (under 2 km), Sabeli (under 2 km) and Narain Pur (under 2 km).

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

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