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About Gyanpur Village

Gyanpur is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 316 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.33 hectares hectares.

Gyanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 100.33 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 316
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gyanpur compares

By the 2011 count Gyanpur is the 339th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 100.33 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gyanpur

Gyanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gyanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gyanpur from other places

Gyanpur lies about 32 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Payagpur, about 12 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 Gyanpur
Nearest railway station Payagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 21 km
District headquarters Gonda 32 km

Villages closest to Gyanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyanpur village had a population of 635. That makes it the 339th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Gyanpur village has 316 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyanpur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Gyanpur covers 100.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gyanpur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gyanpur is Payagpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Gyanpur.

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

Gyanpur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Payagpur is about 12 km away. Colonelganj is about 21 km away. Gonda 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 Sonahara (4.4 km), Nagawa Kalan (4.4 km) and Bakhariha (5.0 km).

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

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