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About Salikpur Village

Salikpur is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 259 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.76 hectares hectares.

Salikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 73.76 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 259
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Salikpur compares

By the 2011 count Salikpur is the 343rd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 73.76 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Salikpur

Salikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Salikpur 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 Salikpur from other places

Salikpur lies about 22 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sadat, about 7.6 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 Salikpur
Nearest railway station Sadat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 18 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 22 km

Villages closest to Salikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Salikpur village had a population of 481. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Salikpur village has 259 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salikpur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Salikpur covers 73.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salikpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Salikpur is Sadat, about 7.6 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 Salikpur.

Salikpur is about 22 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salikpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sadat is about 7.6 km away. Saidpur is about 18 km away. Ghazipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutwan (under 2 km), Andhokhar (under 2 km) and Dihwa Lakhmanpur (1.6 km).

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

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