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About Bans Gagaha Village

Bans Gagaha is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 484 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bans Gagaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bans Gagaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273411
Area (hectares) 41.35 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 484
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bans Gagaha compares

By the 2011 count Bans Gagaha is the 141st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 41.35 hectares work out to about 23 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 1003.

Getting to Bans Gagaha

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

How far is Bans Gagaha from other places

Bans Gagaha lies about 37 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 20 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 Bans Gagaha
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 16 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 37 km

Villages closest to Bans Gagaha

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 Bans Gagaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bans Gagaha village had a population of 957. That makes it the 141st largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Bans Gagaha village has 484 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bans Gagaha has about 977 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bans Gagaha is 273411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bans Gagaha covers 41.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bans Gagaha falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bans Gagaha is Dohrighat, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bans Gagaha.

Bans Gagaha is about 37 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bans Gagaha is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 16 km away. Rūdarpur is about 16 km away. Dohrighat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehdiya (under 2 km), Pursauli (under 2 km) and Gorakhpurwa (under 2 km).

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

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