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About Gauhar Village

Gauhar is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 874 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.09 hectares hectares.

Gauhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 197.09 hectares
Population 1,859
Male Population 874
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gauhar compares

By the 2011 count Gauhar is the 117th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 197.09 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gauhar

Gauhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gauhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauhar from other places

Gauhar lies about 20 km from Jaunpur. 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 Gauhar
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 7.6 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Gauhar

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 Gauhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhar village had a population of 1,859. That makes it the 117th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gauhar village has 874 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhar has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Gauhar covers 197.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gauhar notes the nearest railway station as Available.

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

Gauhar is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhar is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 7.6 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.6 km away. Jaunpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhubhuwar (under 2 km), Chak English Parsath Nadiyaon (under 2 km) and Parasath (under 2 km).

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

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