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About Sahanipur Village

Sahanipur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 936 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.01 hectares hectares.

Sahanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 212.01 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 936
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
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 Sahanipur compares

By the 2011 count Sahanipur is the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 212.01 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Sahanipur

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

Sahanipur lies about 22 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Kanchausi, about 20 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 Sahanipur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 6.9 km
Nearest town Auraiya 10 km
Nearest railway station Kanchausi 20 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 22 km

Villages closest to Sahanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanipur village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Sahanipur village has 936 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanipur has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Sahanipur covers 212.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahanipur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahanipur is Kanchausi, about 20 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 Sahanipur.

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

Sahanipur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 6.9 km away. Auraiya is about 10 km away. Kanchausi 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 Chakhi (under 2 km), Bishalpur (1.5 km) and Pindarathu (1.7 km).

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

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