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About Ghanapur Village

Ghanapur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,448, made up of 702 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.18 hectares hectares.

Ghanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 89.18 hectares
Population 1,448
Male Population 702
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanapur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanapur is the 174th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 89.18 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Ghanapur

Ghanapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghanapur as Available within 10+ 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 Ghanapur from other places

Ghanapur lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 9.0 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 Ghanapur
Nearest railway station Mariahu 9.0 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 9.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Ghanapur

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 Ghanapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanapur village had a population of 1,448. That makes it the 174th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Ghanapur village has 702 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanapur has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Ghanapur covers 89.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghanapur is Mariahu, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanapur.

Ghanapur is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanapur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 9.0 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarauta (under 2 km), Puradala (under 2 km) and Pure Lala (under 2 km).

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

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