About Shakha Village

Shakha is a large village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,733, made up of 2,555 males and 2,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kaushambi
Tehsil	Sirathu
Pincode	212217
Area (hectares)	649.6 hectares
Population	4,733
Male Population	2,555
Female Population	2,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakha compares

By the 2011 count Shakha is the 19th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 649.6 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shakha

Shakha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shakha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shakha from other places

Shakha lies about 18 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Athsarai, about 3.3 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 Shakha
Nearest railway station	Athsarai	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirathu	6.8 km
District headquarters	Kaushambi	18 km
Nearest town	Kunda	27 km

Villages closest to Shakha

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

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Common questions about Shakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakha village had a population of 4,733. That makes it the 19th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Shakha village has 2,555 males and 2,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakha has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Shakha is 212217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakha covers 649.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakha falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakha is Athsarai, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shakha.

Shakha is about 18 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakha is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Athsarai is about 3.3 km away. Sirathu is about 6.8 km away. Kaushambi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.