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About Sakhanpur Village

Sakhanpur is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 333 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.01 hectares hectares.

Sakhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 76.01 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 333
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakhanpur is the 228th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 76.01 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sakhanpur

Sakhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Kurebhar railway station, 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 Kurebhar railway station 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 17 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 24 km
District headquarters Faizabad 36 km

Villages closest to Sakhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Milkipur 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 682. That makes it the 228th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Sakhanpur village has 333 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhanpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Sakhanpur covers 76.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakhanpur is Kurebhar railway station, 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 village for Sakhanpur.

Sakhanpur is about 36 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 Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Kurebhar railway station is about 12 km away. Milkipur is about 17 km away. Sultānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhaypur (under 2 km), Paliya Lohani (2.2 km) and Paliya Mafi (2.2 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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