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About Shakhan Pur Village

Shakhan Pur is a mid sized village in Lambhua tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,287, made up of 671 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhan Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhan Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Lambhua
Pincode 222302
Area (hectares) 152.29 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 671
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakhan Pur compares

By the 2011 count Shakhan Pur is the 110th largest of the 423 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents. Its 152.29 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Shakhan Pur

Shakhan Pur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakhan Pur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shakhan Pur from other places

Shakhan Pur lies about 25 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahrani Pachhim, about 5.3 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 Shakhan Pur
Nearest railway station Mahrani Pachhim 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lambhua 5.5 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 25 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 25 km

Villages closest to Shakhan Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lambhua 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 Shakhan Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhan Pur village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 110th largest of the 423 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,038 residents.

Shakhan Pur village has 671 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhan Pur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Shakhan Pur is 222302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhan Pur covers 152.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakhan Pur falls under Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakhan Pur is Mahrani Pachhim, about 5.3 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 and private bus service as Available for Shakhan Pur.

Shakhan Pur is about 25 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakhan Pur is in Lambhua tehsil of Sultanpur district. Mahrani Pachhim is about 5.3 km away. Lambhua is about 5.5 km away. Sultanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Bhagwatipur Uttar (under 2 km) and Kusena (under 2 km).

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

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