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About Gaurawan Village

Gaurawan is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 200 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.88 hectares hectares.

Gaurawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 39.88 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 200
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurawan compares

By the 2011 count Gaurawan is the 476th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 39.88 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gaurawan

Gaurawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurawan as Available within 10+ 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 Gaurawan from other places

Gaurawan lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 8.1 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 Gaurawan
Nearest railway station Chopan 8.1 km
Nearest town Obra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km

Villages closest to Gaurawan

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 Gaurawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurawan village had a population of 375. That makes it the 476th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gaurawan village has 200 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurawan has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gaurawan covers 39.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaurawan is Chopan, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance for Gaurawan.

Gaurawan is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurawan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 8.1 km away. Obra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaeghat (under 2 km), Gayghat (under 2 km) and Ghatita (2.2 km).

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

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