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About Delha Village

Delha is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 81 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 23.88 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 81
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Delha compares

By the 2011 count Delha is the 261st 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 23.88 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 Delha

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

Delha lies about 23 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 8.5 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 Delha
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 8.5 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 11 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 23 km

Villages closest to Delha

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 Delha

As per the Census of India 2011, Delha village had a population of 157. That makes it the 261st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Delha village has 81 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Delha is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delha covers 23.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Delha is Sihapar Halt, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance for Delha.

Delha is about 23 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delha is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 8.5 km away. Khalīlābād is about 10 km away. Sahjanwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushma Khurd (under 2 km), Ghaghsara (under 2 km) and Nachni (under 2 km).

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

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