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About Ahala Village

Ahala is a large village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,937, made up of 1,518 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.38 hectares hectares.

Ahala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 98.38 hectares
Population 2,937
Male Population 1,518
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahala compares

By the 2011 count Ahala is the 26th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 98.38 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ahala

Ahala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ahala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ahala from other places

Ahala lies about 56 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 1.7 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 Ahala
Nearest town Chillupār under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 34 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 56 km

Villages closest to Ahala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahala village had a population of 2,937. That makes it the 26th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Ahala village has 1,518 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Ahala covers 98.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ahala falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahala is Dohrighat, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ahala.

Ahala is about 56 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahala is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chillupār is about under 2 km away. Dohrighat is about 1.7 km away. Bansgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ojhauli (3.2 km), Lakhnapar (5.7 km) and Rajnauli Buzurg (6.1 km).

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

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