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About Gahli Village

Gahli is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 793 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.08 hectares hectares.

Gahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 213.08 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 793
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahli compares

By the 2011 count Gahli is the 132nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 213.08 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gahli

Gahli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahli from other places

Gahli lies about 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 7.6 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 Gahli
Nearest railway station Suriawan 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 18 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 18 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Gahli

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 Gahli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahli village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gahli village has 793 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahli has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Gahli covers 213.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahli is Suriawan, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahli.

Gahli is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahli is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Suriawan is about 7.6 km away. Mariahu is about 18 km away. Mariāhu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Harihar (1.6 km), Garopur (1.9 km) and Mannaura (2.0 km).

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

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