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Uttar Pradesh: Five People, Including Father & Son, Drown In Jhansi's Sukhnai River While Performing 'Pind Daan'
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Karguwan is a village in Moth mandal, Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 5,093 spread across 906 households, making it one of the larger settlements in the area. The village has a literacy rate of 69.4% and uses PIN code 284301.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sumitra Devi
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- LGD code
- 152219
- Pincode
- 284301
- Post office
- Chirgaon (Jhansi)
- Population
- 5,093
- Households
- 906
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Sex ratio
- 925 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,038
- Distance to district centre
- 129 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 185 km
- Distance to Lucknow
- 262 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 386 km
- Nearest railway station
- Parichha · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kamla Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karguwan compares
By population, Karguwan ranks #7 of 219 villages in Moth mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.4%
+4.0% vs mandal average
Karguwan69.4%
Moth mandal65.4%
Jhansi district65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
925
+27 vs mandal average
Karguwan925
Moth mandal898
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Karguwan5.6
Moth mandal5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karguwan at a glance
Karguwan is a village of 5,093 people in 906 households (Census 2011) in Moth tehsil, Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh, the 7th-largest of 219 villages in Moth tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 925 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Jhansi district centre, 40 km from Rajapur, the nearest town, 11 km from Parichha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 284301, served by Chirgaon (Jhansi) post office; the LGD village code is 152219. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kamla Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Sumitra Devi, and the village votes in Kishni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Eng. Brajesh Katheriya. The population is estimated at 6,005 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karguwan · this village | 5,093 | 69% | — |
| Karguwan · Jhansi | — | — | 0 km N |
| Putri Khera · Niwari | 480 | 66% | 3.3 km W |
| Baparoli · Niwari | 1,217 | 59% | 3.6 km NW |
| Tarichar Khurd · Niwari | 1,054 | 63% | 4.5 km SE |
| Mohanpura · Kasganj | 1,720 | 64% | 4.7 km SW |
| Mohanpura · Konch | 0 | — | 4.7 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karguwan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JHANSI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARGAWAN
- Total area (ha)
- 967.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 724.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Karguwan
- LGD code
- 152219
- Pincode
- 284301
- Post office
- Chirgaon (Jhansi)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,093
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,005
- Households
- 906
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 925
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.45476°N, 78.82881°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mainpuri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kishni
- Member of Parliament
- Dimple Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Eng. Brajesh Katheriya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sumitra Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Moth
Getting there
How to reach Karguwan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Lucknow262 kmcapital
- Delhi386 km
- Hyderabad898 km
- Mumbai937 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationParichha11 km
- Bus stopNiwari10 km
- Hospital / PHCKamla Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank10 km
- Petrol pumpSavitri Devi HP Gas Agency11 km
- CollegeSaraswati Vidya Mandir11 km
- Police stationPolice Help Center10 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)