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About Golhanpur Village

Golhanpur is a large village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,272, made up of 1,154 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231001
Area (hectares) 486.35 hectares
Population 2,272
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Golhanpur is the 71st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 486.35 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Golhanpur

Golhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Golhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Golhanpur from other places

Golhanpur lies about 27 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Saktesgarh, about 4.1 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 Golhanpur
Nearest railway station Saktesgarh 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 18 km
Nearest town Chunār 18 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 27 km

Villages closest to Golhanpur

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 Golhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Golhanpur village had a population of 2,272. That makes it the 71st largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Golhanpur village has 1,154 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golhanpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Golhanpur is 231001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golhanpur covers 486.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Golhanpur is Saktesgarh, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Golhanpur.

Golhanpur is about 27 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golhanpur is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Saktesgarh is about 4.1 km away. Chunar is about 18 km away. Chunār 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 Badhawa (under 2 km), Tendua Kalan (1.5 km) and Bargawa (2.6 km).

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

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