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About Gholwa Village

Gholwa is a small village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 116 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.59 hectares hectares.

Gholwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 58.59 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 116
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gholwa compares

By the 2011 count Gholwa is the 409th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 58.59 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gholwa

Gholwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholwa as Available within 10+ 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 Gholwa from other places

Gholwa lies about 20 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 21 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 Gholwa
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 20 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 21 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 23 km

Villages closest to Gholwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholwa village had a population of 238. That makes it the 409th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Gholwa village has 116 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholwa has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Gholwa covers 58.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholwa falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gholwa is Chureb, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gholwa.

Gholwa is about 20 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholwa is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Ghanghata is about 20 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 20 km away. Chureb is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadari Hardo (under 2 km), Siswania (under 2 km) and Kakraha (under 2 km).

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

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