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About Gangahuwa Village

Gangahuwa is a mid sized village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 494 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.11 hectares hectares.

Gangahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangahuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Amethi
Area (hectares) 142.11 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 494
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Gangahuwa is the 171st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 142.11 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gangahuwa

Gangahuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangahuwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gangahuwa from other places

Gangahuwa lies about 38 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Adhinpur, about 2.3 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 Gangahuwa
Nearest railway station Adhinpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Jais 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Amethi 31 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 38 km

Villages closest to Gangahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangahuwa village had a population of 976. That makes it the 171st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Gangahuwa village has 494 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangahuwa has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Gangahuwa covers 142.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangahuwa falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangahuwa is Adhinpur, about 2.3 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 and private bus service as Available for Gangahuwa.

Gangahuwa is about 38 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangahuwa is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Adhinpur is about 2.3 km away. Jais is about 27 km away. Amethi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisra (7.2 km), Purab Dwara (16 km) and Banhapur (16 km).

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

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