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About Ahikaura Village

Ahikaura is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,312, made up of 2,192 males and 2,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.43 hectares hectares.

Ahikaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahikaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 364.43 hectares
Population 4,312
Male Population 2,192
Female Population 2,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ahikaura compares

By the 2011 count Ahikaura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 364.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ahikaura

Ahikaura 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 Ahikaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ahikaura from other places

Ahikaura lies about 22 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Dheena, about 8.1 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 Ahikaura
Nearest railway station Dheena 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 15 km
Nearest town Zamānia 17 km
District headquarters Chandauli 22 km

Villages closest to Ahikaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahikaura village had a population of 4,312. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Ahikaura village has 2,192 males and 2,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahikaura has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Ahikaura covers 364.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahikaura falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahikaura is Dheena, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ahikaura.

Ahikaura is about 22 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahikaura is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Dheena is about 8.1 km away. Sakaldiha is about 15 km away. Zamānia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatsa (under 2 km), Baheri (2.0 km) and Kharan (2.5 km).

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

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