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About Gahira Ghat Village

Gahira Ghat is a mid sized village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 287 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.77 hectares hectares.

Gahira Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira Ghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 40.77 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 287
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
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 Gahira Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Gahira Ghat is the 266th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 40.77 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gahira Ghat

Gahira Ghat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gahira Ghat 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 Gahira Ghat from other places

Gahira Ghat lies about 133 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dudhaunda, about 2.6 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 Gahira Ghat
Nearest railway station Dudhaunda 2.6 km
Nearest town Saidpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 133 km

Villages closest to Gahira Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola 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 Gahira Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira Ghat village had a population of 625. That makes it the 266th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Gahira Ghat village has 287 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira Ghat has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Gahira Ghat covers 40.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gahira Ghat falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahira Ghat is Dudhaunda, about 2.6 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 Gahira Ghat.

Gahira Ghat is about 133 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahira Ghat is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Dudhaunda is about 2.6 km away. Saidpur is about 15 km away. Gola is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marchi (4.0 km), Bairia Khas (4.6 km) and Tikaria (5.2 km).

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

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