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About Ghurhai Village

Ghurhai is a small village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 196 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.88 hectares hectares.

Ghurhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurhai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 110.88 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 196
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ghurhai compares

By the 2011 count Ghurhai is the 362nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents. Its 110.88 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ghurhai

Ghurhai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghurhai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurhai from other places

Ghurhai lies about 30 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Todarpur, about 14 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 Ghurhai
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 12 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 12 km
Nearest railway station Todarpur 14 km
District headquarters Hardoi 30 km

Villages closest to Ghurhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurhai village had a population of 352. That makes it the 362nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents.

Ghurhai village has 196 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurhai has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

Ghurhai covers 110.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurhai falls under Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurhai is Todarpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghurhai.

Ghurhai is about 30 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurhai is in Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district. Shahabad is about 12 km away. Shāhābād is about 12 km away. Todarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narsiya Mau (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Khempur (1.8 km).

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

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