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About Horaiya Village

Horaiya is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 623 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.3 hectares hectares.

Horaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 168.3 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 623
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Horaiya compares

By the 2011 count Horaiya is the 195th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 168.3 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Horaiya

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

Horaiya lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 5.4 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 Horaiya
Nearest railway station Mariahu 5.4 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Horaiya

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 Horaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Horaiya village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 195th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Horaiya village has 623 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horaiya has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Horaiya covers 168.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Horaiya is Mariahu, about 5.4 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 and private bus service as Available for Horaiya.

Horaiya is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Horaiya is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 5.4 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai Kala (under 2 km), Badaunwa (under 2 km) and Barai Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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