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About Thakuripur Village

Thakuripur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Thakuripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakuripur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 7
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakuripur compares

By the 2011 count Thakuripur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Thakuripur

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

How far is Thakuripur from other places

Thakuripur lies about 21 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 5.3 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 Thakuripur
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 8.6 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Thakuripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakuripur village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Thakuripur village has 7 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakuripur has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Thakuripur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thakuripur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thakuripur is Sanjarpur, about 5.3 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 km distance for Thakuripur.

Thakuripur is about 21 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakuripur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sanjarpur is about 5.3 km away. Nizamabad is about 8.6 km away. Azamgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakurpur (under 2 km), Baisar (under 2 km) and Khairuddinpur (under 2 km).

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

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