About Shikar Ganj Village

Shikar Ganj is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,230, made up of 1,185 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.84 hectares hectares.

Shikar Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikar Ganj village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Chakia
Area (hectares)	103.84 hectares
Population	2,230
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shikar Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Shikar Ganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 103.84 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Shikar Ganj

Shikar Ganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shikar Ganj as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shikar Ganj from other places

Shikar Ganj lies about 30 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 23 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 Shikar Ganj
Nearest town	Ahraura	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ahraura Road	23 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	30 km

Villages closest to Shikar Ganj

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.

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Common questions about Shikar Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikar Ganj village had a population of 2,230. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Shikar Ganj village has 1,185 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikar Ganj has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Shikar Ganj covers 103.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shikar Ganj falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shikar Ganj is Ahraura Road, about 23 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 and private bus service as Available for Shikar Ganj.

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

Shikar Ganj is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 9.3 km away. Chakia is about 10 km away. Ahraura Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.