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About Gor Dhaniya Village

Gor Dhaniya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 226 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.83 hectares hectares.

Gor Dhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gor Dhaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 59.83 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 226
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gor Dhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Gor Dhaniya is the 714th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 59.83 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gor Dhaniya

Gor Dhaniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gor Dhaniya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gor Dhaniya from other places

Gor Dhaniya lies about 57 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 8.7 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 Gor Dhaniya
Nearest railway station Lehra 8.7 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 18 km
District headquarters Basti 57 km

Villages closest to Gor Dhaniya

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 Gor Dhaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gor Dhaniya village had a population of 440. That makes it the 714th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gor Dhaniya village has 226 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gor Dhaniya has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Gor Dhaniya covers 59.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gor Dhaniya falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gor Dhaniya is Lehra, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance for Gor Dhaniya.

Gor Dhaniya is about 57 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gor Dhaniya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 8.7 km away. Mehndāwal is about 17 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakma (under 2 km), Chakwa (under 2 km) and Chaukari (under 2 km).

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

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