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About Sakipur Village

Sakipur is a large village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,541, made up of 1,857 males and 1,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1058.17 hectares hectares.

Sakipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 1058.17 hectares
Population 3,541
Male Population 1,857
Female Population 1,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakipur compares

By the 2011 count Sakipur is the 50th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 1058.17 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sakipur

Sakipur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakipur as Available within 10+ 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 Sakipur from other places

Sakipur lies about 35 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sohawal, about 8.8 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 Sakipur
Nearest railway station Sohawal 8.8 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 15 km
District headquarters Gonda 35 km

Villages closest to Sakipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakipur village had a population of 3,541. That makes it the 50th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Sakipur village has 1,857 males and 1,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakipur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Sakipur covers 1058.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakipur falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakipur is Sohawal, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance for Sakipur.

Sakipur is about 35 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakipur is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sohawal is about 8.8 km away. Fyzābād is about 14 km away. Tarabganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dant Nagar (under 2 km), Gokula (under 2 km) and Chandsuha (2.5 km).

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

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