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About Sarifpur Village

Sarifpur is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,101 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarifpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarifpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 226.79 hectares
Population 2,188
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarifpur compares

By the 2011 count Sarifpur is the 127th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 226.79 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sarifpur

Sarifpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarifpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarifpur from other places

Sarifpur lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 4.9 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 Sarifpur
Tehsil headquarters Handia 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 4.9 km
Nearest town Phulpur 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 34 km

Villages closest to Sarifpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarifpur village had a population of 2,188. That makes it the 127th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sarifpur village has 1,101 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarifpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sarifpur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarifpur covers 226.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarifpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarifpur is Handia Khas, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sarifpur.

Sarifpur is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarifpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 4.1 km away. Handia Khas is about 4.9 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakamada Riha (under 2 km), Bhavanipur (under 2 km) and Bhawanipur (under 2 km).

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

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