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About Gaighat Village

Gaighat is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 645 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272165
Area (hectares) 80.61 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 645
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaighat compares

By the 2011 count Gaighat is the 121st largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 80.61 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gaighat

Gaighat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaighat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaighat from other places

Gaighat lies about 20 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 19 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 Gaighat
Nearest railway station Maghar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 20 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 20 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 20 km

Villages closest to Gaighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighat village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 121st largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Gaighat village has 645 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighat has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gaighat is 272165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighat covers 80.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaighat falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaighat is Maghar, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaighat.

Gaighat is about 20 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaighat is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Maghar is about 19 km away. Ghanghata is about 20 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gayghat (under 2 km), Chol Khari (under 2 km) and Ambadei (under 2 km).

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

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