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About Gahlai Village

Gahlai is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,779, made up of 862 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.83 hectares hectares.

Gahlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahlai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 176.83 hectares
Population 1,779
Male Population 862
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahlai compares

By the 2011 count Gahlai is the 123rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 176.83 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gahlai

The census records public bus service for Gahlai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahlai from other places

Gahlai lies about 24 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 5.1 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 Gahlai
Nearest railway station Mariahu 5.1 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 6.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 24 km

Villages closest to Gahlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahlai village had a population of 1,779. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gahlai village has 862 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahlai has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Gahlai covers 176.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahlai falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahlai is Mariahu, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahlai.

Gahlai is about 24 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahlai is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 5.1 km away. Mariāhu is about 6.1 km away. Jaunpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teliyani (under 2 km), Tejagarh (under 2 km) and Banjari (under 2 km).

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

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