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About Sophipur Village

Sophipur is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,502, made up of 1,191 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sophipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sophipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 180.46 hectares
Population 2,502
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sophipur compares

By the 2011 count Sophipur is the 49th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 180.46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Sophipur

Sophipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sophipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sophipur from other places

Sophipur lies about 138 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.6 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 Sophipur
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 9.6 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 138 km

Villages closest to Sophipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sophipur village had a population of 2,502. That makes it the 49th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Sophipur village has 1,191 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sophipur has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Sophipur is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sophipur covers 180.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sophipur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sophipur is Mau Aimma Station, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Sophipur.

Sophipur is about 138 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sophipur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mau Aimma Station is about 9.6 km away. Mau Aimma is about 10 km away. Lalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamukha (under 2 km), Rajepur (under 2 km) and Rajjabpur (under 2 km).

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

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