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About Sakharua Village

Sakharua is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 276 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakharua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273403
Area (hectares) 69.67 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 276
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
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 Sakharua compares

By the 2011 count Sakharua is the 225th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 69.67 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sakharua

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

Sakharua lies about 28 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 27 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 Sakharua
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Domingarh 27 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Sakharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakharua village had a population of 590. That makes it the 225th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Sakharua village has 276 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakharua has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sakharua is 273403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakharua covers 69.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakharua falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakharua is Domingarh, about 27 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 Sakharua.

Sakharua is about 28 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakharua is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 5.0 km away. Domingarh is about 27 km away. Gorakhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharua (under 2 km), Kotiya (under 2 km) and Babhanauli (under 2 km).

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

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