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About Horilpur Village

Horilpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 299 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horilpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233306
Area (hectares) 14.73 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 299
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Horilpur compares

By the 2011 count Horilpur is the 315th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 14.73 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Horilpur

Horilpur is close to a railway station, though the census records no bus service. 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 Horilpur from other places

Horilpur lies about 27 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Taraon, about 2.2 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 Horilpur
Nearest railway station Taraon 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 11 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 27 km

Villages closest to Horilpur

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 Horilpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Horilpur village had a population of 597. That makes it the 315th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Horilpur village has 299 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horilpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Horilpur is 233306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horilpur covers 14.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Horilpur is Taraon, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

Horilpur is about 27 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horilpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Taraon is about 2.2 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Ghazipur 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 Shekhpur (under 2 km), Khankah Khurd (under 2 km) and Tarawn (1.5 km).

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

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