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About Gaharpara Village

Gaharpara is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 584 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.77 hectares hectares.

Gaharpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 136.77 hectares
Population 1,253
Male Population 584
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaharpara compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpara is the 202nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 136.77 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gaharpara

Gaharpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaharpara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gaharpara from other places

Gaharpara lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, 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 Gaharpara
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 19 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Gaharpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpara village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gaharpara village has 584 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpara has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Gaharpara covers 136.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaharpara falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpara is Gaura railway station, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaharpara.

Gaharpara is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaharpara is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Gaura railway station is about 14 km away. Machhlishahr is about 19 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogipur Khas (under 2 km), Jogipur Matiyahi (under 2 km) and Ghuripur (under 2 km).

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

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