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About Gayghat Village

Gayghat is one of the larger villages in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,972, made up of 3,137 males and 2,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.03 hectares hectares.

Gayghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 98.03 hectares
Population 5,972
Male Population 3,137
Female Population 2,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gayghat compares

By the 2011 count Gayghat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 98.03 hectares work out to about 61 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 947.

Getting to Gayghat

Gayghat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gayghat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayghat from other places

Gayghat lies about 18 km from Ballia. 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 Gayghat
Nearest town Kichha 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 18 km
District headquarters Ballia 18 km

Villages closest to Gayghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayghat village had a population of 5,972. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Gayghat village has 3,137 males and 2,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayghat has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Gayghat covers 98.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gayghat falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gayghat notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gayghat.

Gayghat is about 18 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayghat is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Kichha is about 4.9 km away. Bansdih is about 18 km away. Ballia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagawanpur (1.7 km), Bhagwanpur (1.7 km) and Bhawarpur (1.7 km).

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

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