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About Sakhuapur Village

Sakhuapur is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 167 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.78 hectares hectares.

Sakhuapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhuapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 227.78 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 167
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakhuapur compares

By the 2011 count Sakhuapur is the 262nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 227.78 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sakhuapur

The census records public bus service for Sakhuapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhuapur from other places

Sakhuapur lies about 32 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Pauta, about 6.0 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 Sakhuapur
Nearest railway station Pauta 6.0 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 32 km
District headquarters Ballia 32 km

Villages closest to Sakhuapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhuapur village had a population of 311. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Sakhuapur village has 167 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhuapur has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Sakhuapur covers 227.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhuapur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhuapur is Pauta, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sakhuapur.

Sakhuapur is about 32 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhuapur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Pauta is about 6.0 km away. Pīlibhīt is about 11 km away. Rasra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharuaon (7.5 km), Bhandari (8.4 km) and Abhanpur (9.0 km).

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

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