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About Gauspur Village

Gauspur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 475 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.09 hectares hectares.

Gauspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 108.09 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 475
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauspur compares

By the 2011 count Gauspur is the 247th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 108.09 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gauspur

Gauspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gauspur from other places

Gauspur lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, 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 Gauspur
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 14 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Gauspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Gauspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauspur village had a population of 950. That makes it the 247th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gauspur village has 475 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauspur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Gauspur covers 108.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauspur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauspur is Kheta Sarai, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauspur.

Gauspur is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauspur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 10 km away. Shahganj is about 14 km away. Shāhganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharipur (1.5 km), Shekhpur Sutauli (2.0 km) and Aalampur (2.1 km).

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

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