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About Garhawa Village

Garhawa is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 586 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 291.25 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 586
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhawa compares

By the 2011 count Garhawa is the 103rd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 291.25 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Garhawa

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

How far is Garhawa from other places

Garhawa lies about 132 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 Garhawa
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 10 km
Nearest town Lālganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 18 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 132 km

Villages closest to Garhawa

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 Garhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhawa village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Garhawa village has 586 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhawa has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Garhawa is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhawa covers 291.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhawa is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 within <5 km distance for Garhawa.

Garhawa is about 132 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhawa is in Lalganj tehsil of Mirzapur district. Lalganj is about 10 km away. Lālganj is about 10 km away. Talakhajuri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manigarha (under 2 km), Songarha (under 2 km) and Lahangpur (2.4 km).

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

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