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About Sakhanpur Village

Sakhanpur is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 62 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224208
Area (hectares) 16.5 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 62
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakhanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 16.5 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sakhanpur

Sakhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhanpur as Available within 10+ 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 Sakhanpur from other places

Sakhanpur lies about 30 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Goshainganj, 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 Sakhanpur
Nearest railway station Goshainganj 12 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 26 km
District headquarters Faizabad 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 30 km

Villages closest to Sakhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhanpur village had a population of 128. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Sakhanpur village has 62 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhanpur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sakhanpur is 224208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhanpur covers 16.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhanpur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhanpur is Goshainganj, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakhanpur.

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

Sakhanpur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Goshainganj is about 12 km away. Ayodhya is about 26 km away. Faizabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Khas (3.3 km), Ramnager (3.9 km) and Mahadeva (5.5 km).

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

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