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About Pura Sambhal Shah Village

Pura Sambhal Shah is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 842 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.24 hectares hectares.

Pura Sambhal Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Sambhal Shah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 198.24 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 842
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pura Sambhal Shah compares

By the 2011 count Pura Sambhal Shah is the 125th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 198.24 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Pura Sambhal Shah

Pura Sambhal Shah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura Sambhal Shah as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura Sambhal Shah from other places

Pura Sambhal Shah lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 17 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 Pura Sambhal Shah
Nearest railway station Bilwai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 44 km

Villages closest to Pura Sambhal Shah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Pura Sambhal Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Sambhal Shah village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 125th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Pura Sambhal Shah village has 842 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Sambhal Shah has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Pura Sambhal Shah covers 198.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pura Sambhal Shah falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Sambhal Shah is Bilwai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pura Sambhal Shah.

Pura Sambhal Shah is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Sambhal Shah is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 17 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Shāhganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahwai (under 2 km), Sawain (under 2 km) and Misirpur (under 2 km).

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

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