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About Ganauri Village

Ganauri is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 782 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.65 hectares hectares.

Ganauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganauri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 69.65 hectares
Population 1,492
Male Population 782
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganauri compares

By the 2011 count Ganauri is the 83rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 69.65 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ganauri

Ganauri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganauri as Available within <5 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 Ganauri from other places

Ganauri lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 9.0 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 Ganauri
Nearest railway station Maghar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 11 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Ganauri

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 Ganauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganauri village had a population of 1,492. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Ganauri village has 782 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganauri has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Ganauri covers 69.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganauri is Maghar, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance for Ganauri.

Ganauri is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganauri is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Maghar is about 9.0 km away. Sahjanwa is about 11 km away. Khalīlābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siruapar (under 2 km), Katsahra (under 2 km) and Chandpar (under 2 km).

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

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