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About Gahiri Village

Gahiri is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,529, made up of 2,253 males and 2,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahiri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 229208
Area (hectares) 613.22 hectares
Population 4,529
Male Population 2,253
Female Population 2,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahiri compares

By the 2011 count Gahiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents. Its 613.22 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gahiri

The census records public bus service for Gahiri as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahiri from other places

Gahiri lies about 64 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 18 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 Gahiri
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 7.3 km
Nearest town Lālganj 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Antu 18 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 64 km

Villages closest to Gahiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahiri village had a population of 4,529. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents.

Gahiri village has 2,253 males and 2,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahiri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gahiri is 229208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahiri covers 613.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahiri falls under Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gahiri is Antu, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahiri.

Gahiri is about 64 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahiri is in Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lalganj is about 7.3 km away. Lālganj is about 7.3 km away. Antu 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 Pure Bhawani (3.4 km), Sidhaur Semari (4.2 km) and Sidhaur Tara Aht (4.2 km).

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

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