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About Gahni Village

Gahni is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 604 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222135
Area (hectares) 222.08 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 604
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Gahni compares

By the 2011 count Gahni is the 207th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 222.08 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gahni

Gahni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahni 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 Gahni from other places

Gahni lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 13 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 Gahni
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 9.9 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Mariahu 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Gahni

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 Gahni

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahni village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 207th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gahni village has 604 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahni has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Gahni is 222135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahni covers 222.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahni is Mariahu, about 13 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 Gahni.

Gahni is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahni is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 9.9 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 9.9 km away. Mariahu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malsil (under 2 km), Madhaipur (under 2 km) and Kasnahi (2.0 km).

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

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