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About Algatpur Village

Algatpur is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 407 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Algatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algatpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 51.94 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 407
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Algatpur compares

By the 2011 count Algatpur is the 148th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 51.94 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Algatpur

Algatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Algatpur as Available within <5 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 Algatpur from other places

Algatpur lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 8.7 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 Algatpur
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 10 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Algatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Algatpur village had a population of 837. That makes it the 148th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Algatpur village has 407 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algatpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Algatpur is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Algatpur covers 51.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Algatpur falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Algatpur is Sihapar Halt, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance for Algatpur.

Algatpur is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Algatpur is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 8.7 km away. Sahjanwa is about 10 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisari (under 2 km), Dariwa (under 2 km) and Ghaghsara (under 2 km).

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

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