About Sakhi Village

Sakhi is a large village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,509 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Ghanghata
Pincode	272176
Area (hectares)	362.6 hectares
Population	2,852
Male Population	1,509
Female Population	1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhi compares

By the 2011 count Sakhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 362.6 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sakhi

Sakhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakhi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhi from other places

Sakhi lies about 24 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 21 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 Sakhi
Nearest railway station	Maghar	21 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghanghata	24 km
District headquarters	Sant Kabir Nagar	24 km

Villages closest to Sakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhi village had a population of 2,852. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Sakhi village has 1,509 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sakhi is 272176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhi covers 362.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhi falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhi is Maghar, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakhi.

Sakhi is about 24 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhi is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Maghar is about 21 km away. Khalīlābād is about 23 km away. Ghanghata is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.