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About Gandhuvai Village

Gandhuvai is a large village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,221, made up of 1,657 males and 1,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhuvai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhuvai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Pincode 223228
Area (hectares) 525.95 hectares
Population 3,221
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhuvai compares

By the 2011 count Gandhuvai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 525.95 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Gandhuvai

Gandhuvai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhuvai as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Firozpur, Gaddopur, Gahani Khurd and Gahu Khor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandhuvai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhuvai village had a population of 3,221. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Gandhuvai village has 1,657 males and 1,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhuvai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Gandhuvai is 223228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhuvai covers 525.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhuvai falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gandhuvai notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Gandhuvai.

Gandhuvai is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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