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About Gandai Village

Gandai is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 699 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224206
Area (hectares) 113.28 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 699
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Gandai compares

By the 2011 count Gandai is the 103rd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 113.28 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gandai

The census records public bus service for Gandai 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 Gandai from other places

Gandai lies about 26 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 2.5 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 Gandai
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 5.5 km
District headquarters Faizabad 26 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 26 km

Villages closest to Gandai

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 Gandai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandai village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Gandai village has 699 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandai has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gandai is 224206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandai covers 113.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandai is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 2.5 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 Gandai.

Gandai is about 26 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandai is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 2.5 km away. Bikapur is about 5.5 km away. Faizabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur (under 2 km), Purelala (under 2 km) and Pranpur (under 2 km).

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

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