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About Changwar Village

Changwar is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,766, made up of 1,407 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221201
Area (hectares) 193.16 hectares
Population 2,766
Male Population 1,407
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Changwar compares

By the 2011 count Changwar is the 50th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 193.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Changwar

Changwar 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 Changwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Changwar from other places

Changwar lies about 52 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Ahimanpur, about under 2 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 Changwar
Nearest railway station Ahimanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 17 km
District headquarters Varanasi 52 km

Villages closest to Changwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changwar village had a population of 2,766. That makes it the 50th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Changwar village has 1,407 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changwar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Changwar is 221201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changwar covers 193.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Changwar falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Changwar is Ahimanpur, about under 2 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 village for Changwar.

Changwar is about 52 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changwar is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Ahimanpur is about under 2 km away. Gyānpur is about 10 km away. Pindra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahimapur (under 2 km), Jagasi Patti (under 2 km) and Jawalpatti (under 2 km).

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

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