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About Urwa Village

Urwa is a large village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,542, made up of 1,872 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Pincode 229401
Area (hectares) 379.07 hectares
Population 3,542
Male Population 1,872
Female Population 1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urwa compares

By the 2011 count Urwa is the 20th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 379.07 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Urwa

Urwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Urwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Urwa from other places

Urwa lies about 55 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Katoghan, about 3.1 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 Urwa
Nearest railway station Katoghan 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 21 km
Nearest town Kunda 32 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 55 km

Villages closest to Urwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urwa village had a population of 3,542. That makes it the 20th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Urwa village has 1,872 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urwa has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Urwa is 229401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urwa covers 379.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Urwa falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urwa is Katoghan, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Urwa.

Urwa is about 55 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urwa is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Katoghan is about 3.1 km away. Unchahar is about 21 km away. Kunda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ibrahimpur Jarhaia (7.1 km), Itaura Buzurg (7.8 km) and Mahamadpur (10 km).

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

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