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About Ghichorawa Village

Ghichorawa is a small village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 96 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,302 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.81 hectares hectares.

Ghichorawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghichorawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Area (hectares) 40.81 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 96
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,302
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 Ghichorawa compares

By the 2011 count Ghichorawa is the 253rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 40.81 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ghichorawa

Ghichorawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghichorawa 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 Ghichorawa from other places

Ghichorawa lies about 48 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 9.5 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 Ghichorawa
Nearest railway station Mahuariya 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 13 km
Nearest town Renukūt 29 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 48 km

Villages closest to Ghichorawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghichorawa village had a population of 221. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Ghichorawa village has 96 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghichorawa has about 1302 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Ghichorawa covers 40.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghichorawa falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghichorawa is Mahuariya, about 9.5 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 Ghichorawa.

Ghichorawa is about 48 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghichorawa is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Mahuariya is about 9.5 km away. Dudhi is about 13 km away. Renukūt is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulariya (3.9 km), Basi (4.2 km) and Basin (4.2 km).

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

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