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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 112 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.33 hectares hectares.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 21.33 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 112
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 565th 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 21.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Garhwa

The census records public bus service for Garhwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhwa from other places

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

Villages closest to Garhwa

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 Garhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 231. That makes it the 565th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Garhwa village has 112 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Garhwa covers 21.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhwa 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhwa.

Garhwa 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.

Garhwa 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 Garwan (under 2 km).

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

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