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About Gahuni Village

Gahuni is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,084 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahuni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Pincode 276204
Area (hectares) 367.04 hectares
Population 2,303
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahuni compares

By the 2011 count Gahuni is the 51st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 367.04 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gahuni

Gahuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahuni as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahuni from other places

Gahuni lies about 22 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 17 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 Gahuni
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Lalganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 22 km

Villages closest to Gahuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahuni village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 51st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Gahuni village has 1,084 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahuni has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gahuni is 276204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahuni covers 367.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahuni falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahuni is Phariha, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahuni.

Gahuni is about 22 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahuni is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about under 2 km away. Lalganj is about 16 km away. Phariha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Jainuddinpur (under 2 km), Mehnagar (under 2 km) and Hatawa Aima (1.6 km).

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

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