INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Ghazipur

Ghazipur is a district in the Uttar_pradesh State of India. Total area of Ghazipur is 3,377 km² including 3,312.67 km² rural area and 64.33 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Ghazipur has a population of 36,20,268 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,74,360 while rural population is 33,45,908. The district has a population density of 1072 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 5,46,664 houses in the district, including 41,569 urban houses and 5,05,095 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 2,740 villages in ghazipur district.

The Ghazipur district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Mohammadabad is the largest tehsil in ghazipur district by both area and population. Jakhania is the smallest tehsil in ghazipur district by both area and population. There are 5 tehsils in Ghazipur district. Here is the list of all Ghazipur Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Ghazipur District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Ghazipur6788,39,883
2Jakhania5515,47,798
3Mohammadabad8709,14,817
4Saidpur5656,03,470
5Zamania7137,14,300

Population of Ghazipur District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 33,45,908 2,74,360 36,20,268
Male Population 17,11,651 1,43,424 18,55,075
Female Population 16,34,257 1,30,936 17,65,193
Population Density 1,010 / km² 4,265 / km² 1,072 / km²

Households in Ghazipur District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
5,05,095
41,569
5,46,664






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Ghazipur
(गाज़ीपुर)
State / UT : Uttar_pradesh
Total Area : 3,377 km²
Total Population : 36,20,268
Density : 1,072/km²
Total Tehsils : 5
Total Villages : 2,740
Total PopulationVillages in Ghazipur District
less Than 200545
200 - 499514
500 - 999619
1000 - 1999601
2000 - 4999377
5000 - 999970
10000 and above14





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.