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About Gajpur Mus Village

Gajpur Mus is one of the larger villages in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,280, made up of 5,176 males and 5,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.82 hectares hectares.

Gajpur Mus Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajpur Mus village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 208.82 hectares
Population 10,280
Male Population 5,176
Female Population 5,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajpur Mus compares

By the 2011 count Gajpur Mus is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 208.82 hectares work out to about 49 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 Gajpur Mus

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

Gajpur Mus lies about 35 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 32 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 Gajpur Mus
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 12 km
Nearest town Chillupār 31 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 32 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 35 km

Villages closest to Gajpur Mus

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 Gajpur Mus

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajpur Mus village had a population of 10,280. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Gajpur Mus village has 5,176 males and 5,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajpur Mus has about 986 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.

Gajpur Mus covers 208.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gajpur Mus falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajpur Mus is Dohrighat, about 32 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Gajpur Mus.

Gajpur Mus is about 35 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajpur Mus is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 12 km away. Chillupār is about 31 km away. Dohrighat 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 Gajpur Ah (under 2 km), Karan Ray (under 2 km) and Baspurwa (2.5 km).

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

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