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About Gairaha Village

Gairaha is a mid sized village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 537 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gairaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gairaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284205
Area (hectares) 389.75 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 537
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gairaha compares

By the 2011 count Gairaha is the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 389.75 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Gairaha

Gairaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gairaha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gairaha from other places

Gairaha lies about 47 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 7.4 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 Gairaha
Nearest railway station Ranipur Road 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 15 km
Nearest town Nivāri 23 km
District headquarters Jhansi 47 km

Villages closest to Gairaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gairaha village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 105th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Gairaha village has 537 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gairaha has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Gairaha is 284205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gairaha covers 389.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gairaha falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gairaha is Ranipur Road, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gairaha.

Gairaha is about 47 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gairaha is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Ranipur Road is about 7.4 km away. Mauranipur is about 15 km away. Nivāri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palara (under 2 km), Patha Kharka (2.1 km) and Rajpura (2.1 km).

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

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