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About Girdaun Village

Girdaun 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 1,755, made up of 972 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girdaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girdaun village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Bhognipur
Pincode 209312
Area (hectares) 387.6 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 972
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Girdaun compares

By the 2011 count Girdaun is the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 387.6 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Girdaun

The census records public bus service for Girdaun 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girdaun from other places

Girdaun lies about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Malasa, about 2.2 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 Girdaun
Nearest railway station Malasa 2.2 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhognipur 11 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 24 km

Villages closest to Girdaun

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 Girdaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Girdaun village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Girdaun village has 972 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girdaun has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Girdaun is 209312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girdaun covers 387.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Girdaun is Malasa, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Girdaun.

Girdaun is about 24 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girdaun is in Bhognipur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Malasa is about 2.2 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 8.1 km away. Bhognipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akabarnagar (under 2 km), Mutaharapur (1.6 km) and Gopalpur Bhoganipur (1.7 km).

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

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