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About Shaikhpur Sahab Village

Shaikhpur Sahab is a small village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 65 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaikhpur Sahab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaikhpur Sahab village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Pincode 229412
Area (hectares) 39.64 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 65
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shaikhpur Sahab compares

By the 2011 count Shaikhpur Sahab is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 39.64 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shaikhpur Sahab

Shaikhpur Sahab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaikhpur Sahab as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shaikhpur Sahab from other places

Shaikhpur Sahab lies about 14 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atrampur, about 4.1 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 Shaikhpur Sahab
Nearest railway station Atrampur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 14 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 14 km

Villages closest to Shaikhpur Sahab

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soraon 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 Shaikhpur Sahab

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaikhpur Sahab village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Shaikhpur Sahab village has 65 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaikhpur Sahab has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shaikhpur Sahab is 229412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaikhpur Sahab covers 39.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaikhpur Sahab falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaikhpur Sahab is Atrampur, about 4.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Shaikhpur Sahab.

Shaikhpur Sahab is about 14 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaikhpur Sahab is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Atrampur is about 4.1 km away. Soraon is about 13 km away. Allahabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimuddinpur (under 2 km), Tajpur Urf Bhikhampur (under 2 km) and Sarai Jairam (1.5 km).

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

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