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About Garwan Village

Garwan is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 407 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.56 hectares hectares.

Garwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 68.56 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 407
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garwan compares

By the 2011 count Garwan is the 249th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 68.56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Garwan

Garwan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garwan from other places

Garwan lies about 4.6 km from Robertsganj, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 4.5 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 Garwan
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 4.6 km

Villages closest to Garwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garwan village had a population of 787. That makes it the 249th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Garwan village has 407 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garwan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Garwan covers 68.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garwan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garwan is Sonbhadra, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garwan.

Garwan is about 4.6 km from Robertsganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garwan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 4.5 km away. Robertsganj is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garawa (under 2 km), Garh (under 2 km) and Garhwa (under 2 km).

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

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