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About Gaurwa Village

Gaurwa is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 530 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.55 hectares hectares.

Gaurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 337.55 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 530
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurwa compares

By the 2011 count Gaurwa is the 120th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 337.55 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gaurwa

Gaurwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gaurwa from other places

Gaurwa lies about 119 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 5.1 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 Gaurwa
Nearest railway station Antu 5.1 km
Nearest town Bela 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 20 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 119 km

Villages closest to Gaurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurwa village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 120th largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Gaurwa village has 530 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurwa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Gaurwa covers 337.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurwa falls under Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurwa is Antu, about 5.1 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 for Gaurwa.

Gaurwa is about 119 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurwa is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Antu is about 5.1 km away. Bela is about 16 km away. Lalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garbar (1.8 km), Babhani (2.5 km) and Durjanipur (3.3 km).

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

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