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About Gurgawn Village

Gurgawn is a large village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,082, made up of 1,126 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.29 hectares hectares.

Gurgawn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgawn village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 339.29 hectares
Population 2,082
Male Population 1,126
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurgawn compares

By the 2011 count Gurgawn is the 59th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 339.29 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Gurgawn

Gurgawn is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurgawn 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurgawn from other places

Gurgawn 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 Gurgawn
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar under 2 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gurgawn

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 Gurgawn

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgawn village had a population of 2,082. That makes it the 59th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Gurgawn village has 1,126 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgawn has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 855.

Gurgawn covers 339.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gurgawn notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gurgawn.

Gurgawn 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.

Gurgawn 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 Gurgawan (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 Gurgawn today is likely to be higher.

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