About Ghuwas Village

Ghuwas is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 993 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1782.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuwas village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Pincode	231210
Area (hectares)	1782.62 hectares
Population	1,929
Male Population	993
Female Population	936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuwas compares

By the 2011 count Ghuwas is the 33rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 1782.62 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ghuwas

Ghuwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghuwas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghuwas from other places

Ghuwas lies about 31 km from Ghorawal, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 1.7 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 Ghuwas
Nearest railway station	Sonbhadra	1.7 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	31 km

Villages closest to Ghuwas

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

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Common questions about Ghuwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuwas village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Ghuwas village has 993 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuwas has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ghuwas is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuwas covers 1782.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghuwas falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghuwas is Sonbhadra, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghuwas.

Ghuwas is about 31 km from Ghorawal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuwas is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 1.7 km away. Robertsganj is about 1.9 km away. Ghorawal is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.