About Gahaji Village

Gahaji is a large village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,695 males and 1,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahaji village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Burhanpur
Pincode	223221
Area (hectares)	404 hectares
Population	3,442
Male Population	1,695
Female Population	1,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahaji compares

By the 2011 count Gahaji is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Gahaji

Gahaji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahaji as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahaji from other places

Gahaji lies about 84 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 5.1 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 Gahaji
Nearest railway station	Mariahu	5.1 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burhanpur	33 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	84 km

Villages closest to Gahaji

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

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Common questions about Gahaji

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahaji village had a population of 3,442. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Gahaji village has 1,695 males and 1,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahaji has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Gahaji is 223221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahaji covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahaji falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahaji is Mariahu, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahaji.

Gahaji is about 84 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahaji is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mariahu is about 5.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.1 km away. Burhanpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.