# Gauaapar Gram Panchayat, Pauli, Sant Kabir Nagar: Pradhan, Villages, PIN > Gauaapar is a gram panchayat in Pauli block of Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh (LGD code 271268, PIN code 224227). > It has 3 villages: Amauli, Atraulia, Gauaapar. > The Gram Pradhan is श्रीमती जरीना खातून. > It is in Dhanghata assembly constituency (MLA: Ganesh Chandra, Bharatiya Janata Party) and Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency (MP: Laxmikant Pappu Nishad). > It is about 27 km south-west of Sant Kabir Nagar district headquarters, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa (21 km). Source page: https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/sant-kabir-nagar/pauli/gauaapar/ Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data ## Key facts - **Name:** Gauaapar / गौवापार - **Type:** Gram Panchayat - **LGD code:** 271268 - **Block:** Pauli - **Tehsil:** Ghanghata - **District:** Sant Kabir Nagar - **Division:** Basti Division - **State:** Uttar Pradesh - **Villages:** 3 - **Assembly Constituency:** Dhanghata - **Lok Sabha Constituency:** Sant Kabir Nagar - **Gram Pradhan:** श्रीमती जरीना खातून - **MLA:** Ganesh Chandra (Bharatiya Janata Party) - **MP:** Laxmikant Pappu Nishad (Samajwadi Party) - **PIN code:** 224227, 224143 - **Coordinates:** 26.5889° N, 82.8965° E (approximate) - **Schools:** 1 - **Polling Centres:** 1 - **Panchayat Secretary:** Kamlesh Tripathi ## Elected representatives - **Gram Pradhan:** श्रीमती जरीना खातून - **Panchayat Secretary:** Kamlesh Tripathi - **MLA:** Ganesh Chandra (Bharatiya Janata Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/ganesh-chandra-mla-dhanghata/ - **MP:** Laxmikant Pappu Nishad (Samajwadi Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/laxmikant-pappu-nishad-mp-sant-kabir-nagar/ ## Villages - Amauli - Atraulia - Gauaapar (गौवापार) ## Frequently asked questions ### In which block, tehsil and district is Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? Gauaapar Gram Panchayat is in Pauli block of Sant Kabir Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, and comes under Ghanghata tehsil. ### Who is the Gram Pradhan of Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? श्रीमती जरीना खातून is the Gram Pradhan of Gauaapar Gram Panchayat; phone 9621179809 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). ### Who won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Gauaapar? Meera won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Gauaapar with 572 votes (42% of the valid votes). The current office-bearer list names श्रीमती जरीना खातून, though, so the post may have changed hands since. ### How many villages are there in Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? Gauaapar Gram Panchayat has 3 revenue villages: Amauli, Atraulia and Gauaapar. ### Was the Gram Pradhan seat of Gauaapar reserved in the 2021 election? In the 2021 panchayat election, the Gram Pradhan seat of Gauaapar was reserved for Scheduled Caste women. Before that: 2015 (women). Reservation is decided afresh before every panchayat election, so it can change next time. ### What was the winning margin in the 2021 Gram Pradhan election of Gauaapar? The winner of the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Gauaapar beat the runner-up by 25 votes (1.9% of valid votes). There were 9 candidates in the race, and 1,349 valid votes were cast. ### Who was the Gram Pradhan of Gauaapar before 2021? Earlier, the Gram Pradhan seat of Gauaapar went to Zarina Khatun (2015). We matched these older results to today's panchayat by name, and some boundaries have changed since, so treat them as a guide. ### What was the voter turnout in Gauaapar in the 2015 panchayat election? Turnout in Gauaapar was 71% in the 2015 panchayat election. ### How many ward members are there in Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? Gauaapar Gram Panchayat has 11 elected ward members, 5 of them women (45%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026. ### Who is the panchayat secretary of Gauaapar? Kamlesh Tripathi is the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) of Gauaapar; phone 7525894552 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). The secretary covers 9 gram panchayats, so call ahead to find out which day they're in Gauaapar. ### Which assembly constituency does Gauaapar come under? Gauaapar comes under the Dhanghata Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency. ### Who is the MLA of Gauaapar? The MLA for Dhanghata is Ganesh Chandra (Bharatiya Janata Party), elected in the 2022 assembly election. They got 83,013 votes (38.6%) and won by 11,048 votes. ### Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gauaapar in? Gauaapar is in the Sant Kabir Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. ### Who is the MP of Gauaapar? The Member of Parliament for Sant Kabir Nagar is Laxmikant Pappu Nishad (Samajwadi Party), elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. They got 4,98,695 votes (45.7%) and won by 92,170 votes. ### What is the LGD code of Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? The LGD code of Gauaapar Gram Panchayat is 271268. It comes from the Local Government Directory, and many government portals use it to identify the panchayat. ### What is the PIN code of Gauaapar? Addresses in Gauaapar usually carry one of these PIN codes: 224227, 224143. The nearest post office is Rampur Mungradilla (PIN 224227), about 7.8 km away as the crow flies. The panchayat office address on record is ग्रा0 गौवापार पो0 रोशयबाजार, 224227. ### What is the DIGIPIN of Gauaapar? The DIGIPIN for Gauaapar is 2J2-C6P-8P3L. It marks the centre of the panchayat on the map, not any particular house or office. DIGIPIN is India Post's 10-character digital address code. ### How far is Gauaapar from Sant Kabir Nagar? Gauaapar is about 27 km south-west of Sant Kabir Nagar district headquarters as the crow flies; by road it will be further. From the centre of Pauli block, it is about 3.1 km north-west. ### Which is the nearest railway station to Gauaapar? The nearest railway station to Gauaapar is Munderwa (MND), about 21 km away as the crow flies. Other stations close by: Chureb (CRV), 23 km; Orwara (ORW), 25 km. ### Which is the nearest airport to Gauaapar? The nearest airport to Gauaapar is Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), about 57 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ), about 75 km away. ### Which is the nearest bank to Gauaapar, and what is its IFSC code? The nearest bank branch to Gauaapar is Union Bank of India, Mehdawal (IFSC UBIN0932868), roughly 11 km away. Other branches nearby: Central Bank of India, Mehdaval (IFSC CBIN0284478) and State Bank of India, Lalganj (IFSC SBIN0064979). Your own account's IFSC is printed in your passbook and on your cheques. ### Where are the polling centres of Gauaapar? The State Election Commission lists 1 polling centre in Gauaapar: Prathamik Pathashala Amauli. ### Which schools are there in Gauaapar? There is 1 government school building on record in Gauaapar: Prathamik Pathashala Amauli. The list draws partly on polling-centre records, so it may not include every school. ### Which gram panchayats are near Gauaapar? The closest gram panchayats to Gauaapar, as the crow flies, are Rosaya Bazar (1.1 km), Khevasia (1.2 km), Pauli (1.6 km), Maheshwarpur (1.7 km) and Kudawa (1.8 km). ### How can I complain about work in Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? Start by raising it at the Gram Sabha meeting. If that doesn't work, give a written complaint to the ADO (Panchayat) at Pauli block, or file it on IGRS (Jansunwai) (jansunwai.up.nic.in) or call helpline 1076. Keep the receipt or complaint number safe. You can check what the panchayat has spent on egramswaraj.gov.in. ### Where can residents of Gauaapar get land records (Khatauni)? Go to UP Bhulekh (upbhulekh.gov.in), pick district Sant Kabir Nagar and Tehsil Ghanghata, then your village, to see the Khatauni. For a certified copy, go to a Common Service Centre or the Ghanghata Tehsil office. ### How do I get a birth certificate or Parivar Register (family register) copy in Gauaapar? In Gauaapar, the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) registers births and deaths and also keeps the Parivar Register (family register). Report a birth or death in the village to them within 21 days, with Aadhaar and proof; after that the paperwork gets longer. You can then download the certificate from crsorgi.gov.in. For a certified Parivar Register (family register) copy, apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in). ### How do I apply for an income, caste or domicile certificate in Gauaapar? Apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in) with your Aadhaar, a photo and a self-declaration. For Gauaapar, the Lekhpal of Ghanghata tehsil checks the application and the Tehsildar / SDM issues the certificate. Keep the application number; you'll need it to track the status. ### How do I apply for a ration card or pension in Gauaapar? For a ration card, apply on Food and Civil Supplies, UP (fcs.up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); Pauli block officials check rural applications. For old-age, widow or disability pension, apply online on Social pension portal (SSPY) (sspy-up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Pauli verifies it. The pension goes straight into your bank account, so make sure the account is linked to Aadhaar. ### How can I check the MGNREGA (now VB-G RAM G) job card list or PM Awas (Gramin) list of Gauaapar? On nrega.nic.in, pick the state, then district Sant Kabir Nagar, block Pauli and panchayat Gauaapar to see job cards, work done and wage payments. The PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) list works the same way on pmayg.dord.gov.in. New names get added through the Gram Sabha and the Pauli block office. MGNREGA became VB-G RAM G on 1 July 2026, and e-KYC'd job cards stay valid until the new cards are issued. ### When does the Gram Sabha of Gauaapar meet? The Gram Sabha of Gauaapar must meet at least twice a year (after the Kharif and Rabi harvests), and the Gram Pradhan calls the meeting. Every adult voter in the panchayat's villages is a member, so you can go and have your say. The meeting reviews the panchayat's accounts and approves the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and beneficiary lists. ### How do I check my name in the voter list of Gauaapar? The State Election Commission, Uttar Pradesh (sec.up.nic.in) publishes the ward-wise voter list for panchayat elections, and you can also see it at the Pauli block office. For assembly and Lok Sabha elections, search for your name on voters.eci.gov.in or the Voter Helpline app using the EPIC number on your voter ID card; Gauaapar is in the Dhanghata assembly constituency. ### What is the Panchayat Advancement Index score of Gauaapar Gram Panchayat? Gauaapar Gram Panchayat scored 54.6 out of 100 in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24, published by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; it ranks 37th of 56 panchayats in Pauli block. ### What is the altitude of Gauaapar above sea level? Gauaapar is about 85 metres above sea level (an SRTM terrain model estimate for the centre of the panchayat). The land around it is almost flat, varying by only about 11 m within 2 km. ### How much rainfall does Gauaapar get, and how hot does it get? On 2001-2020 averages, the area around Gauaapar gets about 1,090 mm of rain a year, 86% of it between June and September. The hottest days, in June, reach about 49°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 1°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates) ### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Gauaapar? Within about 2 km of the centre of Gauaapar, the land is 79% cropland, 10% tree cover, 6% built-up land and 2% water, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps. ## Sources - [Assembly constituency boundaries (post-2008 delimitation), datameet/maps](https://github.com/datameet/maps), CC BY 2.5 IN - [Airports (OurAirports)](https://ourairports.com/data/), Public domain - [Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes](https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/), Public government data - [NASA POWER agro-climatology (long-term monthly normals)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/), Public domain (NASA) - [Zoloth curated tables (divisions, ODOP, schemes)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Calculated by Zoloth from the sources cited alongside](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [DIGIPIN national addressing grid, computed from the panchayat's reference point](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/digipin.aspx), Open algorithm - [SRTM 1-arc-second elevation (AWS Terrain Tiles, Skadi)](https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles/), Public domain (SRTM); see terrain-tiles attribution - [Bank branches with IFSC/MICR (razorpay/ifsc-api)](https://github.com/razorpay/ifsc), MIT (public RBI data) - [UP gram pradhan election results 2005–2021 (in-rolls/local_elections_up)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_up), MIT (compilation); public election results - [ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover 2021 (v200)](https://esa-worldcover.org/), CC BY 4.0 - [Local Government Directory snapshot (planemad/india-local-government-directory)](https://github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory), GODL-India - [Lok Sabha 2024 constituency results](https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/), Public results - [Government schemes (myScheme.gov.in)](https://www.myscheme.gov.in/), Public scheme information (dataset Apache-2.0) - [National Family Health Survey 5 district fact sheets](http://rchiips.org/nfhs/), Public fact sheets - [Panchayat Advancement Index, theme-wise gram panchayat scores](https://pai.gov.in/PS/Public/TW-GP.aspx), Public government data - [Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract (district)](https://censusindia.gov.in/), Public - [All-India post office and PIN directory with coordinates](https://data.gov.in/catalog/all-india-pincode-directory), GODL-India - [National Panchayat Awards winners](https://panchayataward.gov.in/), Public government data - [Railway stations (datameet/railways)](https://github.com/datameet/railways), CC0 - [UP SEC panchayat polling centres (in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations)](https://github.com/in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations), Public government data; compilation by in-rolls - [Gram panchayat office-bearers report (PB-2 form)](https://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=BALLIA), Public government report - [UP Vidhan Sabha 2022 and Lok Sabha 2024 segment results](https://results.eci.gov.in/), Public results - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0 - [Village boundaries with Census 2001 codes (datameet/indian_village_boundaries)](https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries), ODbL 1.0 - [Hindi names of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies (Hindi Wikipedia state lists)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0 (page text); the names themselves are facts - [Hindi spellings derived from a place-name token dictionary (learnt from LGD and SEC names)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Bihar panchayat general election 2021, Mukhiya and Sarpanch results (in-rolls/local_elections_bihar)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_bihar), MIT (compilation); public election results - [UDISE+ Basic Details of Schools (school directory with locations), via India Data Portal](https://ckan.indiadataportal.com/dataset/udise/resource/457fddf1-982f-4c85-855d-5095578accc1), ODC-BY 1.0 (India Data Portal); underlying UDISE+ data is public government data - [Bihar Vidhan Sabha 2025 results by constituency](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0 - [Local Government Directory, current snapshot (ramSeraph/opendata daily mirror)](https://ramseraph.github.io/opendata/lgd/), GODL-India (mirror under Unlicense) - [LGD village boundaries (ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries)](https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries/releases/tag/villages), CC0 1.0 - [Rajasthan panchayat general election 2026 (structure, schedule and results)](https://sec.rajasthan.gov.in/GramPanchayatDetails.aspx), Public government data - [Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2023 results by constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0