About Sahnu Village

Sahnu is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 265 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahnu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Pincode	824237
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	513
Male Population	265
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahnu compares

By the 2011 count Sahnu is the 109th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sahnu

Sahnu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahnu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sahnu from other places

Sahnu lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 19 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 Sahnu
Nearest town	Sherghāti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	19 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Sahnu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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.

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Common questions about Sahnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahnu village had a population of 513. That makes it the 109th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sahnu village has 265 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahnu has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Sahnu is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahnu covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahnu falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahnu is Kastha, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahnu.

Sahnu is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahnu is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Kastha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.