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About Sahnupur Village

Sahnupur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,793, made up of 905 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.85 hectares hectares.

Sahnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahnupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 242.85 hectares
Population 1,793
Male Population 905
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Sahnupur compares

By the 2011 count Sahnupur is the 126th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 242.85 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sahnupur

Sahnupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahnupur 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 Sahnupur from other places

Sahnupur lies about 30 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, 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 Sahnupur
Nearest town Chillupār 11 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 12 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Sahnupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahnupur village had a population of 1,793. That makes it the 126th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sahnupur village has 905 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahnupur has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Sahnupur covers 242.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahnupur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahnupur is Dohrighat, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahnupur.

Sahnupur is about 30 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahnupur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Chillupār is about 11 km away. Dohrighat is about 11 km away. Sagri 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 Sahbadiya Sultanpur (under 2 km), Parsiya (under 2 km) and Parewa Rudrapur (1.6 km).

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

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