About Gordhowa Village

Gordhowa is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 479 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.41 hectares hectares.

Gordhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordhowa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	110.41 hectares
Population	1,049
Male Population	479
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,190
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gordhowa compares

By the 2011 count Gordhowa is the 327th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 110.41 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gordhowa

Gordhowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gordhowa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gordhowa from other places

Gordhowa lies about 34 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 6.0 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 Gordhowa
Nearest railway station	Khushal Nagar	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	17 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	17 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	34 km

Villages closest to Gordhowa

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

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Common questions about Gordhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordhowa village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 327th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Gordhowa village has 479 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordhowa has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Gordhowa covers 110.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gordhowa falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gordhowa is Khushal Nagar, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gordhowa.

Gordhowa is about 34 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordhowa is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Maharajganj is about 17 km away. Mahārāganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.