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About Gauwa Village

Gauwa is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 284 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.78 hectares hectares.

Gauwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 95.78 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 284
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Gauwa compares

By the 2011 count Gauwa is the 207th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 95.78 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gauwa

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

Gauwa lies about 20 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur Station, about 9.3 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 Gauwa
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur Station 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 12 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 20 km
Nearest town Raebareli 20 km

Villages closest to Gauwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauwa village had a population of 580. That makes it the 207th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Gauwa village has 284 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauwa has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Gauwa covers 95.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauwa falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauwa is Lachhmanpur Station, about 9.3 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 Gauwa.

Gauwa is about 20 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauwa is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lachhmanpur Station is about 9.3 km away. Salon is about 12 km away. Rae Bareli 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 Bhatnosa (under 2 km), Suchi (1.7 km) and Darshawan (2.4 km).

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

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