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About Gahndo Village

Gahndo is a large village in Malihabad tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,957, made up of 2,591 males and 2,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.92 hectares hectares.

Gahndo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahndo village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Tehsil Malihabad
Area (hectares) 650.92 hectares
Population 4,957
Male Population 2,591
Female Population 2,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahndo compares

By the 2011 count Gahndo is the 11th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 650.92 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gahndo

Gahndo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahndo as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gahndo from other places

Gahndo lies about 33 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Dilawarnagar, about 9.1 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 Gahndo
Nearest railway station Dilawarnagar 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Malihabad 14 km
Nearest town Sandīla 17 km
District headquarters Lucknow 33 km

Villages closest to Gahndo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahndo village had a population of 4,957. That makes it the 11th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Gahndo village has 2,591 males and 2,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahndo has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Gahndo covers 650.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahndo falls under Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahndo is Dilawarnagar, about 9.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gahndo.

Gahndo is about 33 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahndo is in Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district. Dilawarnagar is about 9.1 km away. Malihabad is about 14 km away. Sandīla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswara (under 2 km), Karend (1.6 km) and Thari (1.8 km).

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

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