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About Pirahani Village

Pirahani is a large village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,526, made up of 1,729 males and 1,797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.29 hectares hectares.

Pirahani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirahani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 424.29 hectares
Population 3,526
Male Population 1,729
Female Population 1,797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirahani compares

By the 2011 count Pirahani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 424.29 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pirahani

Pirahani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirahani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirahani from other places

Pirahani lies about 132 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 4.2 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 Pirahani
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 4.2 km
Nearest town Jaunpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 28 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 132 km

Villages closest to Pirahani

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 Pirahani

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirahani village had a population of 3,526. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Pirahani village has 1,729 males and 1,797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirahani has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Pirahani covers 424.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pirahani falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pirahani is Muftiganj, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pirahani.

Pirahani is about 132 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirahani is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Muftiganj is about 4.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 18 km away. Gola is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Besahani (under 2 km), Bijai Urf Mirpur (1.8 km) and Atraura (2.4 km).

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

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