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About Gandhupur Village

Gandhupur is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 200 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.95 hectares hectares.

Gandhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 40.95 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 200
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhupur compares

By the 2011 count Gandhupur is the 533rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 40.95 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gandhupur

Gandhupur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhupur as Available within 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 Gandhupur from other places

Gandhupur lies about 48 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 12 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 Gandhupur
Nearest town Chillupār 10 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 31 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Gandhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhupur village had a population of 403. That makes it the 533rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gandhupur village has 200 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhupur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Gandhupur covers 40.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhupur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandhupur is Dohrighat, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhupur.

Gandhupur is about 48 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhupur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Chillupār is about 10 km away. Dohrighat is about 12 km away. Sagri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbalpur (under 2 km), Arazi Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Arazi Palhawapur (under 2 km).

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

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