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About Sarai Shanker Village

Sarai Shanker is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 626 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.18 hectares hectares.

Sarai Shanker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarai Shanker village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 38.18 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 626
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarai Shanker compares

By the 2011 count Sarai Shanker is the 236th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 38.18 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sarai Shanker

Sarai Shanker is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarai Shanker as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sarai Shanker from other places

Sarai Shanker lies about 12 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jhusi, about 5.7 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 Sarai Shanker
Nearest railway station Jhusi 5.7 km
District headquarters Allahabad 12 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 16 km

Villages closest to Sarai Shanker

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 Sarai Shanker

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarai Shanker village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 236th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Sarai Shanker village has 626 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarai Shanker has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Sarai Shanker covers 38.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarai Shanker falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarai Shanker is Jhusi, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarai Shanker.

Sarai Shanker is about 12 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarai Shanker is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Jhusi is about 5.7 km away. Allahabad is about 12 km away. Prayagraj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodipur (under 2 km), Chaq Churawan Ta Habibpur Gair (under 2 km) and Habibpur (under 2 km).

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

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