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About Gauri Village

Gauri is a large village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,234 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.1 hectares hectares.

Gauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Area (hectares) 297.1 hectares
Population 2,225
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauri compares

By the 2011 count Gauri is the 44th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 297.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Gauri

Gauri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gauri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gauri from other places

Gauri lies about 35 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Pokhrayan, about 8.6 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 Gauri
Nearest railway station Pokhrayan 8.6 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 9.2 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 35 km

Villages closest to Gauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri village had a population of 2,225. That makes it the 44th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Gauri village has 1,234 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Gauri covers 297.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauri falls under Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauri is Pokhrayan, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gauri.

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

Gauri is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Pokhrayan is about 8.6 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 8.9 km away. Bhognipur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanapur (under 2 km), Bhuisarai (3.1 km) and Faizullapur (3.1 km).

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

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