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About Ghurhupur Village

Ghurhupur is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 497 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 86.56 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 497
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Ghurhupur compares

By the 2011 count Ghurhupur is the 107th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 86.56 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ghurhupur

The census records public bus service for Ghurhupur 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 Ghurhupur from other places

Ghurhupur lies about 159 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 1.5 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 Ghurhupur
Nearest railway station Sarnath 1.5 km
Nearest town Varanasi 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 16 km
District headquarters Basti 159 km

Villages closest to Ghurhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurhupur village had a population of 977. That makes it the 107th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Ghurhupur village has 497 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurhupur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ghurhupur is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurhupur covers 86.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurhupur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurhupur is Sarnath, about 1.5 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 Ghurhupur.

Ghurhupur is about 159 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurhupur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Sarnath is about 1.5 km away. Varanasi is about 7.3 km away. Bhanpur 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 Bichhiya Ganj (under 2 km), Halua Hasanpur (under 2 km) and Hasanpur (under 2 km).

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

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