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About Sarsaul Village

Sarsaul is one of the larger villages in Kanpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,887, made up of 8,967 males and 7,920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1730.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarsaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarsaul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Kanpur
Pincode 209402
Area (hectares) 1730.79 hectares
Population 16,887
Male Population 8,967
Female Population 7,920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sarsaul compares

By the 2011 count Sarsaul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 1730.79 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sarsaul

Sarsaul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarsaul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarsaul from other places

Sarsaul lies about 38 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sirsaul, about 2.8 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 Sarsaul
Nearest railway station Sirsaul 2.8 km
Nearest town Kanpur Cantonment 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanpur 24 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Sarsaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarsaul village had a population of 16,887. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Sarsaul village has 8,967 males and 7,920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarsaul has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Sarsaul is 209402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarsaul covers 1730.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarsaul falls under Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarsaul is Sirsaul, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sarsaul.

Sarsaul is about 38 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarsaul is in Kanpur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Sirsaul is about 2.8 km away. Kanpur Cantonment is about 22 km away. Kanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Dakshin (2.8 km), Fatehpur Uttar (2.8 km) and Hathigaon (2.9 km).

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

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