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About Gazaffarpur Village

Gazaffarpur is a small village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 74 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 730 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.73 hectares hectares.

Gazaffarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazaffarpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 95.73 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 74
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 730
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 Gazaffarpur compares

By the 2011 count Gazaffarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 95.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Gazaffarpur

Gazaffarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gazaffarpur 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 Gazaffarpur from other places

Gazaffarpur lies about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Rura, about 5.9 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 Gazaffarpur
Nearest railway station Rura 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 11 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 23 km

Villages closest to Gazaffarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazaffarpur village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Gazaffarpur village has 74 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazaffarpur has about 730 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Gazaffarpur covers 95.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gazaffarpur falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gazaffarpur is Rura, about 5.9 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 Gazaffarpur.

Gazaffarpur is about 11 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazaffarpur is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Rura is about 5.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 6.3 km away. Kanpur Dehat 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 Ahamadpur Syoda (under 2 km), Aliyapur (under 2 km) and Baghpur (under 2 km).

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

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