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About Gaharpur Dhobaha Village

Gaharpur Dhobaha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,027, made up of 1,060 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 251502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaharpur Dhobaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur Dhobaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 251502
Area (hectares) 106.74 hectares
Population 2,027
Male Population 1,060
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaharpur Dhobaha compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur Dhobaha is the 145th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 106.74 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gaharpur Dhobaha

Gaharpur Dhobaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaharpur Dhobaha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaharpur Dhobaha from other places

Gaharpur Dhobaha lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 6.0 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 Gaharpur Dhobaha
Nearest railway station Unchdih 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 24 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 40 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur Dhobaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 Gaharpur Dhobaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpur Dhobaha village had a population of 2,027. That makes it the 145th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Gaharpur Dhobaha village has 1,060 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur Dhobaha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gaharpur Dhobaha is 251502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaharpur Dhobaha covers 106.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaharpur Dhobaha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpur Dhobaha is Unchdih, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaharpur Dhobaha.

Gaharpur Dhobaha is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaharpur Dhobaha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 6.0 km away. Handia is about 24 km away. Gyānpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaharpur Siya Dih (under 2 km), Karauha (3.2 km) and Darhi (4.6 km).

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

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