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About Neknampur Village

Neknampur is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,263 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.68 hectares hectares.

Neknampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neknampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 254.68 hectares
Population 2,457
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neknampur compares

By the 2011 count Neknampur is the 83rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 254.68 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Neknampur

Neknampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Neknampur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Neknampur from other places

Neknampur lies about 13 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 12 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 Neknampur
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 12 km
District headquarters Chandauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 22 km

Villages closest to Neknampur

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 Neknampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Neknampur village had a population of 2,457. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Neknampur village has 1,263 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neknampur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Neknampur covers 254.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Neknampur is Ganj Khawaja, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Neknampur.

Neknampur is about 13 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neknampur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Ganj Khawaja is about 12 km away. Chandauli is about 13 km away. Sakaldiha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranpur (3.7 km), Gopalipur (5.0 km) and Pakari (6.0 km).

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

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