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About Gamhira Village

Gamhira is a mid sized village in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 651 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhira village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Karhal
Pincode 205264
Area (hectares) 238.58 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 651
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhira compares

By the 2011 count Gamhira is the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 238.58 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Gamhira

Gamhira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamhira as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gamhira from other places

Gamhira lies about 24 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Saifai, about 6.4 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 Gamhira
Tehsil headquarters Karhal 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Saifai 6.4 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 24 km

Villages closest to Gamhira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhira village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 85th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Gamhira village has 651 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhira has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Gamhira is 205264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhira covers 238.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhira falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gamhira is Saifai, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamhira.

Gamhira is about 24 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhira is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Karhal is about 3.7 km away. Saifai is about 6.4 km away. Mainpuri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aimanpur (under 2 km), Kirthua (under 2 km) and Nadrela (2.3 km).

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

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