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About Gandharpur Village

Gandharpur is a large village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,035, made up of 1,076 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847.14 hectares hectares.

Gandharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 847.14 hectares
Population 2,035
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Gandharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gandharpur is the 64th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 847.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gandharpur

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

Gandharpur lies about 18 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Areli, about 14 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 Gandharpur
Nearest town Pawāyan 10 km
Nearest railway station Areli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Gandharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharpur village had a population of 2,035. That makes it the 64th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Gandharpur village has 1,076 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Gandharpur covers 847.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandharpur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gandharpur is Areli, about 14 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 Gandharpur.

Gandharpur is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandharpur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Pawāyan is about 10 km away. Areli is about 14 km away. Powayan 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 Mudia Mishr (1.8 km), Indalpur (2.3 km) and Indlapur (2.3 km).

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

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