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About Gaurapur Village

Gaurapur 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 516, made up of 285 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.7 hectares hectares.

Gaurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 47.7 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 285
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
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 Gaurapur compares

By the 2011 count Gaurapur is the 307th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 47.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gaurapur

Gaurapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurapur 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 Gaurapur from other places

Gaurapur lies about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 16 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 Gaurapur
Nearest town Mehndāwal 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 17 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Gaurapur

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 Gaurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurapur village had a population of 516. That makes it the 307th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Gaurapur village has 285 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurapur has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Gaurapur covers 47.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gaurapur is Khalilabad, about 16 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 Gaurapur.

Gaurapur is about 17 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.

Gaurapur is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 7.7 km away. Khalilabad is about 16 km away. Ghanghata is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaura (under 2 km), Gaura Deeh (under 2 km) and Gaura Kala (under 2 km).

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

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