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About Gahraula Village

Gahraula is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 360 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahraula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahraula village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 113.86 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 360
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahraula compares

By the 2011 count Gahraula is the 282nd largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 113.86 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gahraula

Gahraula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahraula as Available within 5 - 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 Gahraula from other places

Gahraula lies about 30 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Laiburwa Halt, about 25 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 Gahraula
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 25 km
District headquarters Balrampur 30 km

Villages closest to Gahraula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahraula village had a population of 681. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Gahraula village has 360 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahraula has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gahraula is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahraula covers 113.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahraula falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahraula is Laiburwa Halt, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahraula.

Gahraula is about 30 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahraula is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 3.8 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 25 km away. Balrampur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhni Buzurg (under 2 km), Vijaura Mafi (under 2 km) and Tilkhi Baraya (under 2 km).

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

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