About Sarkahwa Village

Sarkahwa is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,516 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkahwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Balrampur
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	271207
Area (hectares)	386.54 hectares
Population	2,790
Male Population	1,516
Female Population	1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
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 Sarkahwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarkahwa is the 61st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 386.54 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sarkahwa

Sarkahwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarkahwa 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 Sarkahwa from other places

Sarkahwa lies about 12 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 3.8 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 Sarkahwa
Nearest railway station	Kauwapur	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	12 km
Nearest town	Balrāmpur	12 km

Villages closest to Sarkahwa

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

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Common questions about Sarkahwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkahwa village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 61st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Sarkahwa village has 1,516 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkahwa has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sarkahwa is 271207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkahwa covers 386.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarkahwa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkahwa is Kauwapur, about 3.8 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 Sarkahwa.

Sarkahwa is about 12 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkahwa is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Kauwapur is about 3.8 km away. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Balrāmpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.