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About Sakaran Village

Sakaran is one of the larger villages in Laharpur tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,834, made up of 3,047 males and 2,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.05 hectares hectares.

Sakaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakaran village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Laharpur
Area (hectares) 644.05 hectares
Population 5,834
Male Population 3,047
Female Population 2,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sakaran compares

By the 2011 count Sakaran is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents. Its 644.05 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sakaran

Sakaran 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 Sakaran as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakaran from other places

Sakaran lies about 39 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Ramalpur, about 20 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 Sakaran
Tehsil headquarters Laharpur 16 km
Nearest town Lāharpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Ramalpur 20 km
District headquarters Sitapur 39 km

Villages closest to Sakaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakaran village had a population of 5,834. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,096 residents.

Sakaran village has 3,047 males and 2,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakaran has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Sakaran covers 644.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakaran falls under Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakaran is Ramalpur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Sakaran is about 39 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakaran is in Laharpur tehsil of Sitapur district. Laharpur is about 16 km away. Lāharpur is about 16 km away. Ramalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umra Khurd (1.6 km), Bariari (2.5 km) and Tarpara (2.9 km).

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

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