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About Prahaladpur Village

Prahaladpur is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 702 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.63 hectares hectares.

Prahaladpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Prahaladpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 299.63 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 702
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Prahaladpur compares

By the 2011 count Prahaladpur is the 175th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 299.63 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Prahaladpur

Prahaladpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Prahaladpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Prahaladpur from other places

Prahaladpur lies about 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sarnath, about 4.0 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 Prahaladpur
Nearest railway station Sarnath 4.0 km
Nearest town Varanasi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 19 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km

Villages closest to Prahaladpur

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 Prahaladpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Prahaladpur village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 175th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Prahaladpur village has 702 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Prahaladpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Prahaladpur covers 299.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Prahaladpur is Sarnath, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Prahaladpur.

Prahaladpur is about 23 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Prahaladpur is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sarnath is about 4.0 km away. Varanasi is about 7.6 km away. Sakaldiha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhunda Dih (under 2 km), Gang Barar (2.2 km) and Gang Barar Nagwa (2.2 km).

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

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