About Gahila Village

Gahila is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 270 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahila village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	232111
Area (hectares)	66.66 hectares
Population	515
Male Population	270
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
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 Gahila compares

By the 2011 count Gahila is the 254th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 66.66 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gahila

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

Gahila lies about 52 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 31 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 Gahila
Nearest railway station	Churk	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	31 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	32 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	52 km

Villages closest to Gahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahila village had a population of 515. That makes it the 254th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Gahila village has 270 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahila has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Gahila is 232111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahila covers 66.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahila falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahila is Churk, about 31 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 Gahila.

Gahila is about 52 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahila is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Churk is about 31 km away. Chakia is about 31 km away. Robertsganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.