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About Paliya Sofi Ganj Village

Paliya Sofi Ganj is a mid sized village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 679 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.78 hectares hectares.

Paliya Sofi Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliya Sofi Ganj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 159.78 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 679
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paliya Sofi Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Paliya Sofi Ganj is the 95th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 159.78 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Paliya Sofi Ganj

Paliya Sofi Ganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paliya Sofi Ganj as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paliya Sofi Ganj from other places

Paliya Sofi Ganj lies about 7.7 km from Mehnagar, and the nearest railway station is Azamgarh, about 11 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 Paliya Sofi Ganj
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Azamgarh 11 km

Villages closest to Paliya Sofi Ganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehnagar 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 Paliya Sofi Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliya Sofi Ganj village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 95th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Paliya Sofi Ganj village has 679 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliya Sofi Ganj has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Paliya Sofi Ganj covers 159.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paliya Sofi Ganj falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paliya Sofi Ganj is Azamgarh, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paliya Sofi Ganj.

Paliya Sofi Ganj is about 7.7 km from Mehnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliya Sofi Ganj is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 7.7 km away. Azamgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naie (under 2 km), Bijalipur (under 2 km) and Mustafabad (2.2 km).

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

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