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About Gauhania Village

Gauhania is a large village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,990, made up of 1,683 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 150.11 hectares
Population 2,990
Male Population 1,683
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gauhania compares

By the 2011 count Gauhania is the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 150.11 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gauhania

Gauhania 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 Gauhania 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 Gauhania from other places

Gauhania 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 Gauhania
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 Gauhania

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 Gauhania

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhania village had a population of 2,990. That makes it the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gauhania village has 1,683 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhania has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gauhania is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauhania covers 150.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauhania 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 Gauhania.

Gauhania 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.

Gauhania 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 Gauhani (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 Gauhania today is likely to be higher.

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