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About Gurwalia Village

Gurwalia is one of the larger villages in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,725, made up of 2,877 males and 2,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurwalia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Pincode 274302
Area (hectares) 364.85 hectares
Population 5,725
Male Population 2,877
Female Population 2,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurwalia compares

By the 2011 count Gurwalia is the 26th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 364.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gurwalia

Gurwalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurwalia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gurwalia from other places

Gurwalia lies about 13 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Chaf, about 15 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 Gurwalia
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 13 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Chaf 15 km

Villages closest to Gurwalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 Gurwalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurwalia village had a population of 5,725. That makes it the 26th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Gurwalia village has 2,877 males and 2,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurwalia has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gurwalia is 274302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurwalia covers 364.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurwalia falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurwalia is Chaf, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurwalia.

Gurwalia is about 13 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurwalia is in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Tamkuhi Raj is about 13 km away. Kushinagar is about 13 km away. Chaf is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandey Patti (under 2 km), Mahuawa Khurd (1.7 km) and Pandeypur (2.0 km).

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

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