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About Gajipur Village

Gajipur is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 865 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Pincode 209401
Area (hectares) 279.53 hectares
Population 1,635
Male Population 865
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Gajipur compares

By the 2011 count Gajipur is the 119th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 279.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Gajipur

Gajipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajipur 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 Gajipur from other places

Gajipur lies about 21 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathara Road, about 7.4 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 Gajipur
Nearest railway station Kathara Road 7.4 km
Nearest town Kanpur 17 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 23 km

Villages closest to Gajipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajipur village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 119th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Gajipur village has 865 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajipur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Gajipur is 209401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajipur covers 279.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajipur falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gajipur is Kathara Road, about 7.4 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 Gajipur.

Gajipur is about 21 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajipur is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Kathara Road is about 7.4 km away. Kanpur is about 17 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur Kadim (under 2 km), Hajipur Pakara (under 2 km) and Shah (1.7 km).

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

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