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About Gayghat Village

Gayghat is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 40 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, 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 Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 232221
Area (hectares) 1004.56 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 40
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 672nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1004.56 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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 21 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 7.5 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 Chopan 7.5 km
Nearest town Obra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 21 km

Villages closest to Gayghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 74. That makes it the 672nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Gayghat village has 40 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayghat has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gayghat is 232221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayghat covers 1004.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gayghat falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gayghat is Chopan, about 7.5 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 21 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayghat is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 7.5 km away. Obra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaeghat (under 2 km), Ghatita (under 2 km) and Gaurawan (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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