About Gauhaniya Village

Gauhaniya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 144 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.61 hectares hectares.

Gauhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhaniya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	46.61 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	144
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Gauhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Gauhaniya is the 962nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 46.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gauhaniya

Gauhaniya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gauhaniya 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 Gauhaniya from other places

Gauhaniya lies about 31 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, 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 Gauhaniya
Nearest town	Bānsi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Govindnagar	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	28 km
District headquarters	Basti	31 km

Villages closest to Gauhaniya

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

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Common questions about Gauhaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhaniya village had a population of 274. That makes it the 962nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gauhaniya village has 144 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhaniya has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Gauhaniya covers 46.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauhaniya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauhaniya is Govindnagar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gauhaniya.

Gauhaniya is about 31 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhaniya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 18 km away. Govindnagar is about 25 km away. Harraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.