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About Pura Gambhir Shah Village

Pura Gambhir Shah is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,150 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Gambhir Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Gambhir Shah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222125
Area (hectares) 227.65 hectares
Population 2,369
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura Gambhir Shah compares

By the 2011 count Pura Gambhir Shah is the 33rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 227.65 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Pura Gambhir Shah

Pura Gambhir Shah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pura Gambhir Shah 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Gambhir Shah from other places

Pura Gambhir Shah lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 3.7 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 Pura Gambhir Shah
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 4.5 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 30 km

Villages closest to Pura Gambhir Shah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 Pura Gambhir Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Gambhir Shah village had a population of 2,369. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Pura Gambhir Shah village has 1,150 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Gambhir Shah has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Pura Gambhir Shah is 222125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Gambhir Shah covers 227.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura Gambhir Shah falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Gambhir Shah is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pura Gambhir Shah.

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

Pura Gambhir Shah is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 3.7 km away. Badlapur is about 4.5 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Sujanrai (under 2 km), Kanerepur (under 2 km) and Lamahan (under 2 km).

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

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