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About Sarakh Village

Sarakh is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,249, made up of 2,251 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.55 hectares hectares.

Sarakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarakh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 571.55 hectares
Population 4,249
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarakh compares

By the 2011 count Sarakh is the 19th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 571.55 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Sarakh

Sarakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarakh 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarakh from other places

Sarakh lies about 37 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 13 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 Sarakh
Nearest town Sirsāganj 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kaurara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 18 km
District headquarters Firozabad 37 km

Villages closest to Sarakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarakh village had a population of 4,249. That makes it the 19th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Sarakh village has 2,251 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarakh has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Sarakh covers 571.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarakh falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarakh is Kaurara, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Sarakh.

Sarakh is about 37 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarakh is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 9.3 km away. Kaurara is about 13 km away. Shikohabad 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 Saurakh (under 2 km), Saraiya (2.5 km) and Sothara (2.8 km).

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

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