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About Gauhaniya Village

Gauhaniya is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 209 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224195, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224195
Area (hectares) 45.45 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 209
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Gauhaniya is the 258th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 45.45 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gauhaniya

Gauhaniya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauhaniya as Available within 10+ 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 Gauhaniya from other places

Gauhaniya lies about 32 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Goshainganj, about 3.7 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 Gauhaniya
Nearest railway station Goshainganj 3.7 km
Nearest town Akbarpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 27 km
District headquarters Faizabad 32 km

Villages closest to Gauhaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhaniya village had a population of 435. That makes it the 258th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Gauhaniya village has 209 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhaniya has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gauhaniya is 224195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauhaniya covers 45.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauhaniya falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauhaniya is Goshainganj, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauhaniya.

Gauhaniya is about 32 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhaniya is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Goshainganj is about 3.7 km away. Akbarpur is about 23 km away. Bikapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewlapur Urf Takminpur (2.9 km), Ankari (3.1 km) and Bara Khas (5.1 km).

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

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