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About Gahira Village

Gahira is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 392 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233221
Area (hectares) 87.44 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 392
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Gahira is the 266th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 87.44 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gahira

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

Gahira lies about 50 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Dudhaunda, about 2.6 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 Gahira
Nearest railway station Dudhaunda 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 15 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 50 km

Villages closest to Gahira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira village had a population of 736. That makes it the 266th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Gahira village has 392 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gahira is 233221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahira covers 87.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahira falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahira is Dudhaunda, about 2.6 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 Gahira.

Gahira is about 50 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahira is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Dudhaunda is about 2.6 km away. Saidpur is about 15 km away. Ghazipur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sigarpur (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Dewachandpur (under 2 km).

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

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