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About Gaharpur Khurd Village

Gaharpur Khurd is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 91 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.91 hectares hectares.

Gaharpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 34.91 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 91
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaharpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur Khurd is the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 34.91 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gaharpur Khurd

Gaharpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaharpur Khurd 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaharpur Khurd from other places

Gaharpur Khurd 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Meja 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Unchdih 6.0 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 40 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpur Khurd village had a population of 186. That makes it the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Gaharpur Khurd village has 91 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur Khurd has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Gaharpur Khurd covers 34.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaharpur Khurd falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Gaharpur Khurd 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 Khurd is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 2.1 km away. Unchdih is about 6.0 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 Mejiya (under 2 km), Gunai Gaharpur (under 2 km) and Renga (under 2 km).

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

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