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About Gahani Khurd Village

Gahani Khurd is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 680 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.57 hectares hectares.

Gahani Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahani Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 54.57 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 680
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahani Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gahani Khurd is the 132nd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 54.57 hectares work out to about 24 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 1041.

Getting to Gahani Khurd

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

How far is Gahani Khurd from other places

Gahani Khurd lies about 25 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 5.0 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 Gahani Khurd
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 13 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 25 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 25 km

Villages closest to Gahani Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahani Khurd village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Gahani Khurd village has 680 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahani Khurd has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Gahani Khurd covers 54.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gahani Khurd falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahani Khurd is Sarai Mir, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahani Khurd.

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

Gahani Khurd is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Mir is about 5.0 km away. Nizamabad is about 13 km away. Shāhganj 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 Jagdishpur Gahni (under 2 km), Nurpur Pahlauli (under 2 km) and Amoda Mohiuddinpur (under 2 km).

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

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