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About Gaharpur Village

Gaharpur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 738 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 212501
Area (hectares) 85.63 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 738
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur is the 216th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 85.63 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gaharpur

Gaharpur 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 Gaharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gaharpur from other places

Gaharpur lies about 25 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 9.3 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
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 9.4 km
District headquarters Allahabad 25 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpur village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 216th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Gaharpur village has 738 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gaharpur is 212501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaharpur covers 85.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaharpur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpur is Ramnathpur, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaharpur.

Gaharpur is about 25 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaharpur is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 9.3 km away. Phulpur is about 9.4 km away. Allahabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaq Kutubujjama Urf Jalalpur (under 2 km), Jagdeeshpur Urf Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Akdala (2.2 km).

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

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