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About Saripur Village

Saripur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 735 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.91 hectares hectares.

Saripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 88.91 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 735
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saripur compares

By the 2011 count Saripur is the 245th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 88.91 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Saripur

The census records public bus service for Saripur as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saripur from other places

Saripur lies about 54 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jangiganj, about 7.8 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 Saripur
Nearest railway station Jangiganj 7.8 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 54 km

Villages closest to Saripur

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 Saripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saripur village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 245th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Saripur village has 735 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saripur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Saripur covers 88.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Saripur is Jangiganj, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saripur.

Saripur is about 54 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saripur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Jangiganj is about 7.8 km away. Gyānpur is about 10 km away. Handia 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 Hariharpur Kachhar (3.6 km), Hariharpur Uperhar (3.6 km) and Bigahiya (4.0 km).

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

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