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About Sheikhpur Jafar Village

Sheikhpur Jafar is a large village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,803 males and 1,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.67 hectares hectares.

Sheikhpur Jafar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur Jafar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Area (hectares) 105.67 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,803
Female Population 1,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sheikhpur Jafar compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur Jafar is the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 105.67 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sheikhpur Jafar

Sheikhpur Jafar 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 Sheikhpur Jafar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sheikhpur Jafar from other places

Sheikhpur Jafar lies about 18 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about under 2 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 Sheikhpur Jafar
Nearest railway station Sohawal under 2 km
District headquarters Faizabad 18 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 18 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur Jafar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sohawal 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 Sheikhpur Jafar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur Jafar village had a population of 3,584. That makes it the 31st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Sheikhpur Jafar village has 1,803 males and 1,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur Jafar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Sheikhpur Jafar covers 105.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sheikhpur Jafar falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur Jafar is Sohawal, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhpur Jafar.

Sheikhpur Jafar is about 18 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur Jafar is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Sohawal is about under 2 km away. Faizabad is about 18 km away. Fyzābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinath Pur (under 2 km), Budhauli (under 2 km) and Sohawal (1.6 km).

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

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