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About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 139 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272129
Area (hectares) 45.83 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 139
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 971st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 45.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Gamhariya

The census records public bus service for Gamhariya as Available within <5 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 Gamhariya from other places

Gamhariya lies about 47 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 Gamhariya
Nearest town Bānsi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 13 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 14 km
District headquarters Basti 47 km

Villages closest to Gamhariya

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 Gamhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 267. That makes it the 971st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gamhariya village has 139 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gamhariya is 272129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhariya covers 45.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gamhariya is Uska Bazar, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Gamhariya.

Gamhariya is about 47 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhariya is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 7.8 km away. Harraiya is about 13 km away. Uska Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhariya (under 2 km), Narthari (under 2 km) and Barkuinya (under 2 km).

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

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