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About Gayghat Village

Gayghat is a large village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,431, made up of 1,230 males and 1,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayghat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272176
Area (hectares) 218.02 hectares
Population 2,431
Male Population 1,230
Female Population 1,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gayghat compares

By the 2011 count Gayghat is the 29th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 218.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gayghat

Gayghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gayghat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gayghat from other places

Gayghat 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 Gayghat
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 Gayghat

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 Gayghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayghat village had a population of 2,431. That makes it the 29th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Gayghat village has 1,230 males and 1,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayghat has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gayghat is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayghat covers 218.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gayghat 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gayghat.

Gayghat 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.

Gayghat 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 Gaighat (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 Gayghat today is likely to be higher.

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