About Gahira Village

Gahira is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 849 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.3 hectares hectares.

Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Shahjahanpur
Tehsil	Powayan
Area (hectares)	61.3 hectares
Population	1,618
Male Population	849
Female Population	769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Gahira is the 98th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 61.3 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gahira

Gahira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahira from other places

Gahira lies about 13 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Roza Junction, about 12 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 Gahira
Nearest railway station	Roza Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Powayan	13 km
District headquarters	Shahjahanpur	13 km
Nearest town	Shāhjānpur	13 km

Villages closest to Gahira

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.

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Common questions about Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira village had a population of 1,618. That makes it the 98th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Gahira village has 849 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Gahira covers 61.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gahira is Roza Junction, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahira.

Gahira is about 13 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahira is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Roza Junction is about 12 km away. Powayan is about 13 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.