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About Gauhani Village

Gauhani is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 995, made up of 511 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 149.6 hectares
Population 995
Male Population 511
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gauhani compares

By the 2011 count Gauhani is the 131st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 149.6 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gauhani

Gauhani 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 Gauhani as Available within village. 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 Gauhani from other places

Gauhani lies about 18 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 8.1 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 Gauhani
Nearest railway station Jasra 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 8.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 18 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 18 km

Villages closest to Gauhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhani village had a population of 995. That makes it the 131st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gauhani village has 511 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhani has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gauhani is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauhani covers 149.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauhani falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauhani is Jasra, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gauhani.

Gauhani is about 18 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhani is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 8.1 km away. Bara is about 8.4 km away. Allahabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauhania (under 2 km), Pura Kinner (under 2 km) and Chilla Gauhani (under 2 km).

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

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