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About Gauharpur Village

Gauharpur is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,154 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.11 hectares hectares.

Gauharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 110.11 hectares
Population 2,204
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Gauharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gauharpur is the 92nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 110.11 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gauharpur

Gauharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauharpur 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 Gauharpur from other places

Gauharpur lies about 29 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Jakhanian, about 5.8 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 Gauharpur
Nearest railway station Jakhanian 5.8 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 29 km
District headquarters Mau 29 km

Villages closest to Gauharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Gauharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauharpur village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Gauharpur village has 1,154 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauharpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Gauharpur covers 110.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauharpur falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauharpur is Jakhanian, about 5.8 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 Gauharpur.

Gauharpur is about 29 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauharpur is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Jakhanian is about 5.8 km away. Ghazīpur is about 22 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatibpur (3.3 km), Chak Inayt Kharullah (4.0 km) and Chak Khuduolaw (5.6 km).

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

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