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About Sakoor Chak Village

Sakoor Chak is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 461 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakoor Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakoor Chak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272162
Area (hectares) 79.73 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 461
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Sakoor Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sakoor Chak is the 198th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 79.73 hectares work out to about 11 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 Sakoor Chak

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

Sakoor Chak lies about 30 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Sakoor Chak
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 17 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 30 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 30 km

Villages closest to Sakoor Chak

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.

Common questions about Sakoor Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakoor Chak village had a population of 866. That makes it the 198th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Sakoor Chak village has 461 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakoor Chak has about 879 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 Sakoor Chak is 272162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakoor Chak covers 79.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakoor Chak is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Sakoor Chak.

Sakoor Chak is about 30 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.

Sakoor Chak is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Ghanghata is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdaha (under 2 km), Chaksad (under 2 km) and Harnahi (2.8 km).

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

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