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About Garhwan Village

Garhwan is a large village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,308 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284204
Area (hectares) 803.56 hectares
Population 2,534
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwan compares

By the 2011 count Garhwan is the 42nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 803.56 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Garhwan

Garhwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garhwan from other places

Garhwan lies about 58 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Rora, about 10 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 Garhwan
Nearest railway station Rora 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 13 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 29 km
District headquarters Jhansi 58 km

Villages closest to Garhwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwan village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Garhwan village has 1,308 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Garhwan is 284204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhwan covers 803.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhwan falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwan is Rora, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Garhwan.

Garhwan is about 58 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwan is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Rora is about 10 km away. Mauranipur is about 13 km away. Gursarāi 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 Rewan (2.5 km), Akseo (3.1 km) and Chimadwara (3.2 km).

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

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