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About Ghaghpur Village

Ghaghpur is a mid sized village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 475 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Pincode 209203
Area (hectares) 188.28 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 475
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghpur is the 191st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 188.28 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 868.

Getting to Ghaghpur

Ghaghpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghaghpur from other places

Ghaghpur lies about 65 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Jasoda, about 22 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 Ghaghpur
Nearest railway station Jasoda 22 km
Nearest town Gursahāiganj 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilhaur 34 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 65 km

Villages closest to Ghaghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghpur village had a population of 927. That makes it the 191st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Ghaghpur village has 475 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghpur is 209203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghpur covers 188.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghpur falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghpur is Jasoda, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghpur.

Ghaghpur is about 65 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghpur is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Jasoda is about 22 km away. Gursahāiganj is about 24 km away. Bilhaur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pure Balan (3.0 km), Katari Bajidpur (6.0 km) and Katari Bohnar (6.0 km).

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

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