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About Gedrapur Village

Gedrapur is a mid sized village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,562, made up of 826 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedrapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Pincode 225415
Area (hectares) 223.6 hectares
Population 1,562
Male Population 826
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedrapur compares

By the 2011 count Gedrapur is the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,787 residents. Its 223.6 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gedrapur

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

Gedrapur lies about 38 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Ghaghara Ghat, 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 Gedrapur
Nearest railway station Ghaghara Ghat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 13 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 20 km
District headquarters Barabanki 38 km

Villages closest to Gedrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirauli Gauspur 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 Gedrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedrapur village had a population of 1,562. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,787 residents.

Gedrapur village has 826 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedrapur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Gedrapur is 225415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gedrapur covers 223.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gedrapur falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gedrapur is Ghaghara Ghat, 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 within village for Gedrapur.

Gedrapur is about 38 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gedrapur is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Barabanki district. Ghaghara Ghat is about 12 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 13 km away. Colonelganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karauni (1.9 km), Sanawan (2.8 km) and Shekh Pur Tutaru (3.4 km).

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

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