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About Daftari Village

Daftari is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 197 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.1 hectares hectares.

Daftari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daftari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 44.1 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 197
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daftari compares

By the 2011 count Daftari is the 226th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 44.1 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Daftari

Daftari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daftari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Daftari from other places

Daftari lies about 16 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 2.5 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 Daftari
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 2.5 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 16 km

Villages closest to Daftari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daftari village had a population of 383. That makes it the 226th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Daftari village has 197 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daftari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Daftari covers 44.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daftari falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daftari is Sahjanwa, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daftari.

Daftari is about 16 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daftari is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 2.5 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Gorakhpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Semradanri (under 2 km) and Bhaghura (under 2 km).

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

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