About Gauhani Village

Gauhani is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,957, made up of 1,455 males and 1,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.51 hectares hectares.

Gauhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	256.51 hectares
Population	2,957
Male Population	1,455
Female Population	1,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauhani compares

By the 2011 count Gauhani is the 43rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 256.51 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Gauhani

Gauhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gauhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gauhani from other places

Gauhani lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 15 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 Gauhani
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	10 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	10 km
Nearest railway station	Mungara Badshahpur	15 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	37 km

Villages closest to Gauhani

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.

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Common questions about Gauhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhani village had a population of 2,957. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Gauhani village has 1,455 males and 1,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhani has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1061.

Gauhani covers 256.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauhani is Mungara Badshahpur, about 15 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 for Gauhani.

Gauhani is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhani is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 10 km away. Mungara Badshahpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.