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About Gholia Village

Gholia is a large village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,247 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gholia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gholia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 467.74 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gholia compares

By the 2011 count Gholia is the 107th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 467.74 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gholia

Gholia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gholia as Available within 10+ 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 Gholia from other places

Gholia lies about 28 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 33 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 Gholia
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 24 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 28 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 33 km

Villages closest to Gholia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gholia village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 107th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Gholia village has 1,247 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gholia has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Gholia is 271840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gholia covers 467.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gholia falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gholia is Kauwapur, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gholia.

Gholia is about 28 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gholia is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 24 km away. Shrawasti is about 28 km away. Kauwapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhauli (2.9 km), Karanpur Agya Ram Dih (3.5 km) and Ghoghawa Kalan (4.1 km).

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

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