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About Gayajitpur Village

Gayajitpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 278 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayajitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayajitpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 55.31 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 278
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gayajitpur compares

By the 2011 count Gayajitpur is the 553rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 55.31 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gayajitpur

Gayajitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gayajitpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayajitpur from other places

Gayajitpur lies about 67 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 2.3 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 Gayajitpur
Nearest railway station Lehra 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 26 km
District headquarters Basti 67 km

Villages closest to Gayajitpur

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.

Common questions about Gayajitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayajitpur village had a population of 569. That makes it the 553rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gayajitpur village has 278 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayajitpur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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

Gayajitpur covers 55.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gayajitpur is Lehra, about 2.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gayajitpur.

Gayajitpur is about 67 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayajitpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 2.3 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Mehndāwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubaula (under 2 km), Dubaulia Khas (under 2 km) and Dubauliya (under 2 km).

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

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