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About Sahpurwa Kalan Village

Sahpurwa Kalan is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 142 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.68 hectares hectares.

Sahpurwa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahpurwa Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 48.68 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 142
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Sahpurwa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sahpurwa Kalan is the 257th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 48.68 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sahpurwa Kalan

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

Sahpurwa Kalan lies about 23 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 9.5 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 Sahpurwa Kalan
Nearest railway station Lusa 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 23 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 23 km

Villages closest to Sahpurwa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghorawal 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 Sahpurwa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahpurwa Kalan village had a population of 285. That makes it the 257th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Sahpurwa Kalan village has 142 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahpurwa Kalan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Sahpurwa Kalan covers 48.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahpurwa Kalan falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahpurwa Kalan is Lusa, about 9.5 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 Sahpurwa Kalan.

Sahpurwa Kalan is about 23 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahpurwa Kalan is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Lusa is about 9.5 km away. Ghorawal is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saranga (under 2 km), Kathapura (under 2 km) and Geduri (under 2 km).

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

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