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About Halwai Village

Halwai is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 121 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 35.74 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 121
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halwai compares

By the 2011 count Halwai is the 274th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 35.74 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Halwai

Halwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halwai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Halwai from other places

Halwai lies about 33 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 15 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 Halwai
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 15 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 33 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 33 km

Villages closest to Halwai

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.

Common questions about Halwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Halwai village had a population of 233. That makes it the 274th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Halwai village has 121 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halwai has about 926 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 Halwai is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halwai covers 35.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Halwai is Lusa, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Halwai.

Halwai is about 33 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halwai is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 2.9 km away. Lusa is about 15 km away. Sonbhadra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawana (under 2 km), Juri (under 2 km) and Juriya (under 2 km).

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

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