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About Gahpura Village

Gahpura is a mid sized village in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 356 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.22 hectares hectares.

Gahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Area (hectares) 154.22 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 356
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahpura compares

By the 2011 count Gahpura is the 141st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 154.22 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 865.

Getting to Gahpura

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

How far is Gahpura from other places

Gahpura lies about 88 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhauli, about 7.2 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 Gahpura
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 5.9 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Sidhauli 7.2 km
District headquarters Kannauj 88 km

Villages closest to Gahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahpura village had a population of 707. That makes it the 141st largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Gahpura village has 356 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahpura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 865.

Gahpura covers 154.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahpura falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahpura is Sidhauli, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahpura.

Gahpura is about 88 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahpura is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Tirwa is about 5.9 km away. Sidhaulī is about 6.8 km away. Sidhauli is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur Sahna (under 2 km), Badanpurbeerhar (1.5 km) and Balanpur (1.5 km).

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

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