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About Karguwan Village

Karguwan is one of the larger villages in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,093, made up of 2,646 males and 2,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 967.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karguwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 967.05 hectares
Population 5,093
Male Population 2,646
Female Population 2,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karguwan compares

By the 2011 count Karguwan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 967.05 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 903.

Getting to Karguwan

Karguwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karguwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karguwan from other places

Karguwan lies about 25 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Parichha, about 12 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 Karguwan
Nearest railway station Parichha 12 km
Nearest town Nivāri 12 km
District headquarters Jhansi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Moth 32 km

Villages closest to Karguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karguwan village had a population of 5,093. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Karguwan village has 2,646 males and 2,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karguwan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Karguwan is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karguwan covers 967.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karguwan falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Karguwan is Parichha, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karguwan.

Karguwan is about 25 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karguwan is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Parichha is about 12 km away. Nivāri is about 12 km away. Jhansi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladawara (4.8 km), Maharaj Ganj (7.4 km) and Dhawar (8.5 km).

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

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