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About Gauri Shahpur Village

Gauri Shahpur is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 299 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.08 hectares hectares.

Gauri Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 70.08 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 299
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauri Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Gauri Shahpur is the 195th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 70.08 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gauri Shahpur

Gauri Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauri Shahpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gauri Shahpur from other places

Gauri Shahpur lies about 35 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, 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 Gauri Shahpur
Nearest town Shīshgarh 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Richha Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 35 km
District headquarters Ballia 35 km

Villages closest to Gauri Shahpur

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 Gauri Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri Shahpur village had a population of 585. That makes it the 195th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Gauri Shahpur village has 299 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri Shahpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Gauri Shahpur covers 70.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri Shahpur falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauri Shahpur is Richha Road, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Gauri Shahpur.

Gauri Shahpur is about 35 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri Shahpur is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Shīshgarh is about 6.5 km away. Richha Road is about 12 km away. Bansdih is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakki Diyara Sultanpur (3.2 km), Sultanpur Taluka Bansdih (3.2 km) and Sultanpur Taluka Majhos (3.2 km).

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

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