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About Gandhaunna Village

Gandhaunna is one of the larger villages in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,604, made up of 2,620 males and 2,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhaunna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhaunna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222203
Area (hectares) 1184.96 hectares
Population 5,604
Male Population 2,620
Female Population 2,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhaunna compares

By the 2011 count Gandhaunna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 1184.96 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gandhaunna

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

Gandhaunna lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 10 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 Gandhaunna
Nearest railway station Mariahu 10 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Gandhaunna

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 Gandhaunna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhaunna village had a population of 5,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gandhaunna village has 2,620 males and 2,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhaunna has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gandhaunna is 222203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhaunna covers 1184.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandhaunna is Mariahu, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhaunna.

Gandhaunna is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhaunna is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 10 km away. Mariāhu is about 11 km away. Jaunpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanapur (under 2 km), Ram Nagar (1.7 km) and Aunra (1.8 km).

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

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