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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a small village in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 18 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.23 hectares hectares.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Muhammadabad Gohna
Area (hectares) 67.23 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 18
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 444
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 Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 395th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 67.23 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Garhwa

Garhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhwa 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 Garhwa from other places

Garhwa lies about 10 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Haldharpur, about 1.9 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 Garhwa
Nearest railway station Haldharpur 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Muhammadabad Gohna 10 km
District headquarters Mau 10 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muhammadabad Gohna 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 Garhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 26. That makes it the 395th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Garhwa village has 18 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 444 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Garhwa covers 67.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhwa falls under Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhwa is Haldharpur, about 1.9 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 Garhwa.

Garhwa is about 10 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Muhammadabad Gohna tehsil of Mau district. Haldharpur is about 1.9 km away. Muhammadabad Gohna is about 10 km away. Mau is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajjanpur (2.1 km), Jamalpur (2.7 km) and Jamalpur Mu Bandi (2.7 km).

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

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