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About Gahana Village

Gahana is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 726 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.31 hectares hectares.

Gahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 99.31 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 726
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahana compares

By the 2011 count Gahana is the 95th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 99.31 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gahana

Gahana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gahana from other places

Gahana lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 16 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 Gahana
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 16 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Gahana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahana village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 95th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Gahana village has 726 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahana has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Gahana covers 99.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahana falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahana is Sahjanwa, about 16 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 village for Gahana.

Gahana is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahana is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.4 km away. Sahjanwa is about 16 km away. Gorakhpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonari Shanker (under 2 km), Gajarnarsingh (under 2 km) and Gajar Jagdish (under 2 km).

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

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