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About Gaushalapur Village

Gaushalapur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 164 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 695 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.67 hectares hectares.

Gaushalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaushalapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 30.67 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 164
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 695
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaushalapur compares

By the 2011 count Gaushalapur is the 439th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 30.67 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gaushalapur

Gaushalapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaushalapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaushalapur from other places

Gaushalapur lies about 45 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.1 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 Gaushalapur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 18 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 45 km

Villages closest to Gaushalapur

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 Gaushalapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaushalapur village had a population of 278. That makes it the 439th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gaushalapur village has 164 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaushalapur has about 695 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Gaushalapur covers 30.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaushalapur is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Gaushalapur.

Gaushalapur is about 45 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaushalapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 9.1 km away. Machhlishahr is about 18 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanipur Urf Karanpur (under 2 km), Mallupur (under 2 km) and Karnauli (under 2 km).

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

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