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About Garawa Village

Garawa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 159 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 1.587 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 159
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garawa compares

By the 2011 count Garawa is the 510th 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 1.587 hectares work out to about 202 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Garawa

Garawa 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 Garawa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Garawa from other places

Garawa 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 Garawa
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 4.6 km

Villages closest to Garawa

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 Garawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garawa village had a population of 321. That makes it the 510th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Garawa village has 159 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garawa has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Garawa is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garawa covers 1.587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 202 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Garawa 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Garawa.

Garawa 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.

Garawa 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 Garh (under 2 km), Garhwa (under 2 km) and Garwan (under 2 km).

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

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