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About Ghughulpur Village

Ghughulpur is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 161 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 764 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghughulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 221304
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 161
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 764
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 Ghughulpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghughulpur is the 434th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Ghughulpur

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

Ghughulpur lies about 42 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhulanpur, about under 2 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 Ghughulpur
Nearest railway station Bhulanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 18 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 42 km

Villages closest to Ghughulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughulpur village had a population of 284. That makes it the 434th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Ghughulpur village has 161 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughulpur has about 764 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Ghughulpur is 221304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghughulpur covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghughulpur falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughulpur is Bhulanpur, about under 2 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 Ghughulpur.

Ghughulpur is about 42 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughulpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Bhulanpur is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 7.1 km away. Chunar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imlia Kalan (under 2 km), Lathiya Sahjani (2.5 km) and Faridpur (3.2 km).

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

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