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About Girdharpur Village

Girdharpur is a mid sized village in Bhognipur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 796 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girdharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girdharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Pincode 209112
Area (hectares) 395.51 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 796
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girdharpur compares

By the 2011 count Girdharpur is the 86th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 395.51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Girdharpur

Girdharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Girdharpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girdharpur from other places

Girdharpur lies about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 7.6 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 Girdharpur
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 7.6 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 7.7 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 27 km

Villages closest to Girdharpur

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 Girdharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Girdharpur village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 86th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Girdharpur village has 796 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girdharpur has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Girdharpur is 209112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girdharpur covers 395.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Girdharpur is Chaunrah, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girdharpur.

Girdharpur is about 27 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girdharpur is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Bhognipur is about 5.9 km away. Chaunrah is about 7.6 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Salempur Aima (under 2 km) and Shekhpur (under 2 km).

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

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