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About Gadhewa Majhawan Village

Gadhewa Majhawan is a mid sized village in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 311 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.86 hectares hectares.

Gadhewa Majhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhewa Majhawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Area (hectares) 181.86 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 311
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadhewa Majhawan compares

By the 2011 count Gadhewa Majhawan is the 208th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 181.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Gadhewa Majhawan

Gadhewa Majhawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadhewa Majhawan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhewa Majhawan from other places

Gadhewa Majhawan lies about 23 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about 8.9 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 Gadhewa Majhawan
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Gadhewa Majhawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanpur 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 Gadhewa Majhawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhewa Majhawan village had a population of 580. That makes it the 208th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Gadhewa Majhawan village has 311 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhewa Majhawan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Gadhewa Majhawan covers 181.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhewa Majhawan falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhewa Majhawan is Kathara Road, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadhewa Majhawan.

Gadhewa Majhawan is about 23 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhewa Majhawan is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 8.9 km away. Kanpur is about 18 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arajimajhawan (under 2 km), Majhawan (under 2 km) and Taksimpur (1.6 km).

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

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