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About Gauhaniya Village

Gauhaniya is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 704 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauhaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhaniya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 335.79 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 704
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauhaniya compares

By the 2011 count Gauhaniya is the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 335.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gauhaniya

Gauhaniya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauhaniya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauhaniya from other places

Gauhaniya lies about 4.7 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Chilwariya, about 23 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 Gauhaniya
District headquarters Shrawasti 4.7 km
Nearest town Bhinga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 13 km
Nearest railway station Chilwariya 23 km

Villages closest to Gauhaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhaniya village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Gauhaniya village has 704 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhaniya has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

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

Gauhaniya covers 335.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauhaniya falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gauhaniya is Chilwariya, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gauhaniya.

Gauhaniya is about 4.7 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhaniya is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 4.7 km away. Bhinga is about 11 km away. Ikauna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharthapur (2.1 km), Bharthpur (2.1 km) and Kondri Khurd (2.6 km).

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

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