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About Gujwara Village

Gujwara is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 449 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujwara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271804
Area (hectares) 130.06 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 449
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujwara compares

By the 2011 count Gujwara is the 174th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 130.06 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gujwara

Gujwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gujwara as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gujwara from other places

Gujwara lies about 18 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 13 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 Gujwara
Nearest railway station Risia 13 km
Nearest town Bahraigh 17 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 27 km

Villages closest to Gujwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujwara village had a population of 873. That makes it the 174th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Gujwara village has 449 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujwara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Gujwara is 271804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujwara covers 130.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gujwara falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gujwara is Risia, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Gujwara.

Gujwara is about 18 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujwara is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Risia is about 13 km away. Bahraigh is about 17 km away. Shrawasti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohrasur Purnirha (under 2 km), Dikauli (under 2 km) and Uttamapur (1.5 km).

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

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