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About Gahabara Village

Gahabara is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,549, made up of 1,339 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.29 hectares hectares.

Gahabara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahabara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 353.29 hectares
Population 2,549
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahabara compares

By the 2011 count Gahabara is the 48th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 353.29 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 873.

Getting to Gahabara

Gahabara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gahabara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gahabara from other places

Gahabara lies about 16 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bhitaura, about 5.8 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 Gahabara
Nearest town Fatehganj West 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bhitaura 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 16 km
District headquarters Bareilly 16 km

Villages closest to Gahabara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahabara village had a population of 2,549. That makes it the 48th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Gahabara village has 1,339 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahabara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Gahabara covers 353.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahabara falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahabara is Bhitaura, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gahabara.

Gahabara is about 16 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahabara is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Fatehganj West is about 5.4 km away. Bhitaura is about 5.8 km away. Meerganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholapur Shankhapur (under 2 km), Khilchipur Ehatmali (1.6 km) and Khilchipur Mustakil (1.6 km).

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

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