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About Sakraur Village

Sakraur is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,559, made up of 2,342 males and 2,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 832.3 hectares hectares.

Sakraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 832.3 hectares
Population 4,559
Male Population 2,342
Female Population 2,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakraur compares

By the 2011 count Sakraur is the 30th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 832.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sakraur

Sakraur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakraur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sakraur from other places

Sakraur lies about 26 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Colonelganj, 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 Sakraur
Nearest railway station Colonelganj under 2 km
District headquarters Gonda 26 km

Villages closest to Sakraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraur village had a population of 4,559. That makes it the 30th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Sakraur village has 2,342 males and 2,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Sakraur covers 832.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakraur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakraur is Colonelganj, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakraur.

Sakraur is about 26 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakraur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Colonelganj is about under 2 km away. Gonda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakraura (under 2 km), Colonel Ganj (under 2 km) and Baranv (under 2 km).

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

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