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About Sahpurwa Village

Sahpurwa is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.22 hectares hectares.

Sahpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 28.22 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 4
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sahpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Sahpurwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 28.22 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 926.

Getting to Sahpurwa

Sahpurwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahpurwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahpurwa from other places

Sahpurwa lies about 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 21 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 Sahpurwa
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 6.5 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 21 km

Villages closest to Sahpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahpurwa village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sahpurwa village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahpurwa has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Sahpurwa covers 28.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahpurwa falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahpurwa is Chandauli Majhwar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sahpurwa.

Sahpurwa is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahpurwa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 6.5 km away. Chandauli is about 20 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujari Katwa (under 2 km), Saringpur (under 2 km) and Sirsiya (under 2 km).

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

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