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About Sahijana Village

Sahijana is a small village in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 156 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahijana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahijana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Mohania
Pincode 821109
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 156
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahijana compares

By the 2011 count Sahijana is the 124th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sahijana

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

Sahijana lies about 72 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Muthani, about 15 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 Sahijana
Nearest railway station Muthani 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohania 17 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 27 km
District headquarters Kaimur 72 km

Villages closest to Sahijana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijana village had a population of 314. That makes it the 124th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Sahijana village has 156 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijana has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sahijana is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahijana covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahijana falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahijana is Muthani, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahijana.

Sahijana is about 72 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahijana is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Muthani is about 15 km away. Mohania is about 17 km away. Bhabhua is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhupar (1.9 km), Ismailpur (2.3 km) and Sakrauli (3.1 km).

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

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