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About Sarpatha Village

Sarpatha is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 543 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarpatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarpatha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 223706
Area (hectares) 158.16 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 543
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarpatha compares

By the 2011 count Sarpatha is the 228th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 158.16 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sarpatha

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

Sarpatha lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 16 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 Sarpatha
Nearest railway station Bilwai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 17 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 17 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Sarpatha

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 Sarpatha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpatha village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 228th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sarpatha village has 543 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpatha has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Sarpatha is 223706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpatha covers 158.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarpatha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarpatha is Bilwai, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sarpatha.

Sarpatha is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarpatha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 17 km away. Shāhganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalapur (under 2 km), Mirzapur (2.2 km) and Paliya (2.6 km).

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

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