Skip to main content

About Gandah Village

Gandah is a mid sized village in Dataganj tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,423, made up of 815 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares.

Gandah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Dataganj
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,423
Male Population 815
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gandah compares

By the 2011 count Gandah is the 137th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 834.

Getting to Gandah

Gandah is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gandah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandah from other places

Gandah lies about 30 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Pitambarpur, 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 Gandah
Tehsil headquarters Dataganj 14 km
Nearest town Dātāganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Pitambarpur 14 km
District headquarters Budaun 30 km

Villages closest to Gandah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandah village had a population of 1,423. That makes it the 137th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents.

Gandah village has 815 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandah has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 834.

Gandah covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandah falls under Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandah is Pitambarpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gandah.

Gandah is about 30 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandah is in Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district. Dataganj is about 14 km away. Dātāganj is about 14 km away. Pitambarpur 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 Kanei (under 2 km), Biharipur Hansraj (under 2 km) and Dhaneli (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.