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About Gayapur Village

Gayapur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 184 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.95 hectares hectares.

Gayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 29.95 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 184
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gayapur compares

By the 2011 count Gayapur is the 319th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 29.95 hectares work out to about 12 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 Gayapur

The census records public bus service for Gayapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gayapur from other places

Gayapur lies about 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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 Gayapur
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 4.7 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 23 km

Villages closest to Gayapur

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.

Common questions about Gayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayapur village had a population of 351. That makes it the 319th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Gayapur village has 184 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayapur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Gayapur covers 29.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gayapur is Chandauli Majhwar, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Gayapur.

Gayapur is about 23 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayapur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 4.7 km away. Chandauli is about 23 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vayapur (under 2 km), Bangalipur (under 2 km) and Jangalpur (under 2 km).

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

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