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About Shaktipur Village

Shaktipur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 125 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.51 hectares hectares.

Shaktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaktipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 50.51 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 125
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shaktipur compares

By the 2011 count Shaktipur is the 1012th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 50.51 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shaktipur

The census records public bus service for Shaktipur as Available within 10+ 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 Shaktipur from other places

Shaktipur lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 20 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 Shaktipur
Nearest town Bānsi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 15 km
Nearest railway station Ahirauli 20 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Shaktipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaktipur village had a population of 245. That makes it the 1012th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Shaktipur village has 125 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaktipur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Shaktipur covers 50.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaktipur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaktipur is Ahirauli, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shaktipur.

Shaktipur is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaktipur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 4.3 km away. Harraiya is about 15 km away. Ahirauli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaudhariya (under 2 km), Hardiya (under 2 km) and Saraiya (under 2 km).

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

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