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About Gauraiya Khurd Village

Gauraiya Khurd is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 142 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.16 hectares hectares.

Gauraiya Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauraiya Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 8.16 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 142
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gauraiya Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gauraiya Khurd is the 304th 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 8.16 hectares work out to about 31 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 919.

Getting to Gauraiya Khurd

The census records public bus service for Gauraiya Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gauraiya Khurd from other places

Gauraiya Khurd lies about 31 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 9.4 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 Gauraiya Khurd
Nearest railway station Madaraha 9.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 31 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 34 km

Villages closest to Gauraiya 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 Gauraiya Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauraiya Khurd village had a population of 250. That makes it the 304th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Gauraiya Khurd village has 142 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauraiya Khurd has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Gauraiya Khurd covers 8.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauraiya Khurd is Madaraha, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauraiya Khurd.

Gauraiya Khurd is about 31 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauraiya Khurd is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Madaraha is about 9.4 km away. Allahabad is about 31 km away. Prayagraj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauraiya Kalan (under 2 km), Sirkhiri (5.5 km) and Pirhata Bisaura (6.3 km).

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

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