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About Sarfara Village

Sarfara is a large village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,404 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarfara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarfara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Pincode 272171
Area (hectares) 288.43 hectares
Population 2,646
Male Population 1,404
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarfara compares

By the 2011 count Sarfara is the 25th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 288.43 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sarfara

The census records public bus service for Sarfara as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarfara from other places

Sarfara lies about 22 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, 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 Sarfara
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 9.6 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 21 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Sarfara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarfara village had a population of 2,646. That makes it the 25th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Sarfara village has 1,404 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarfara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sarfara is 272171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarfara covers 288.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarfara falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarfara is Chureb, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarfara.

Sarfara is about 22 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.

Sarfara is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 9.6 km away. Mehndāwal is about 9.6 km away. Chureb is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matharaha (under 2 km), Belhar Kalan (under 2 km) and Belwa Thakurai (under 2 km).

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

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