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About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 664 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.96 hectares hectares.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 123.96 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 664
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 159th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 123.96 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

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 91 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 8.4 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 Saidabad 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 24 km
Nearest town Phulpur 27 km
District headquarters Varanasi 91 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

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 Garhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 159th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Garhwa village has 664 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Garhwa covers 123.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Garhwa is Saidabad, about 8.4 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 91 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Saidabad is about 8.4 km away. Pindra is about 24 km away. Phulpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (2.0 km), Baharipur (3.5 km) and Amaut (5.6 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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