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About Ghuripur Village

Ghuripur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 416 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.83 hectares hectares.

Ghuripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 124.83 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 416
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuripur compares

By the 2011 count Ghuripur is the 294th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 124.83 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Ghuripur

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

How far is Ghuripur from other places

Ghuripur lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 Ghuripur
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 19 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Ghuripur

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 Ghuripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuripur village had a population of 834. That makes it the 294th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Ghuripur village has 416 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuripur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Ghuripur covers 124.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghuripur is Mungara Badshahpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghuripur.

Ghuripur 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.

Ghuripur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 13 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 Gaharpara (under 2 km).

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

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