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About Gairahwa Village

Gairahwa is a large village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,164 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gairahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gairahwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271208
Area (hectares) 264.02 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gairahwa compares

By the 2011 count Gairahwa is the 115th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 264.02 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gairahwa

The census records public bus service for Gairahwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gairahwa from other places

Gairahwa lies about 32 km from Tulsipur, and the nearest railway station is Balrampur, 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 Gairahwa
Nearest railway station Balrampur 17 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 32 km

Villages closest to Gairahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gairahwa village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 115th largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Gairahwa village has 1,164 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gairahwa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Gairahwa is 271208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gairahwa covers 264.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gairahwa falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gairahwa is Balrampur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gairahwa.

Gairahwa is about 32 km from Tulsipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gairahwa is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Balrampur is about 17 km away. Balrāmpur is about 17 km away. Tulsipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhwa (under 2 km), Maharaj Ganj (1.7 km) and Mahraj Ganj (1.7 km).

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

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