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About Gurgawan Village

Gurgawan is a large village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,143 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.18 hectares hectares.

Gurgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 97.18 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurgawan compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawan is the 58th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 97.18 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Gurgawan

The census records public bus service for Gurgawan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurgawan from other places

Gurgawan lies about 20 km from Shahjahanpur. 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 Gurgawan
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar under 2 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gurgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawan village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 58th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Gurgawan village has 1,143 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawan has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Gurgawan covers 97.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurgawan falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gurgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurgawan.

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

Gurgawan is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Tilhar is about under 2 km away. Shahjahanpur 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 Gurgawn (under 2 km), Malariya Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Mirgapur (under 2 km).

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

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