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About Gauhania Village

Gauhania is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,399, made up of 703 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.11 hectares hectares.

Gauhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 209.11 hectares
Population 1,399
Male Population 703
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauhania compares

By the 2011 count Gauhania is the 133rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 209.11 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gauhania

Gauhania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauhania 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauhania from other places

Gauhania lies about 32 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Baragaon, about 1.6 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 Gauhania
Nearest railway station Baragaon 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 20 km
District headquarters Faizabad 32 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 32 km

Villages closest to Gauhania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhania village had a population of 1,399. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Gauhania village has 703 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhania has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Gauhania covers 209.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauhania falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauhania is Baragaon, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Gauhania.

Gauhania 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.

Gauhania is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Baragaon is about 1.6 km away. Milkipur is about 20 km away. Faizabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauhanna Kanungo (under 2 km), Sarai Namu (6.3 km) and Murauli Fateh Singh (7.2 km).

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

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