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About Sahura Village

Sahura is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 335 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.98 hectares hectares.

Sahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 45.98 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 335
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahura compares

By the 2011 count Sahura is the 269th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 45.98 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Sahura

The census records public bus service for Sahura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahura from other places

Sahura lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 3.6 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 Sahura
Nearest railway station Kirakat 3.6 km
Nearest town Lalganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Sahura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahura village had a population of 710. That makes it the 269th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Sahura village has 335 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahura has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Sahura covers 45.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahura falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahura is Kirakat, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sahura.

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

Sahura is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 3.6 km away. Lalganj is about 18 km away. Kerakat 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 Usarpur (under 2 km), Pachwar (under 2 km) and Dharaura (under 2 km).

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

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