About Sahlon Village

Sahlon is a small village in Namhol tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 26 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahlon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Namhol
Pincode	174032
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	50
Male Population	26
Female Population	24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahlon compares

By the 2011 count Sahlon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sahlon

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

Sahlon lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 21 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 Sahlon
Nearest railway station	Kotmi Sonar	21 km
Nearest town	Akaltara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namhol	31 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Sahlon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahlon village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sahlon village has 26 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahlon has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sahlon is 174032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahlon covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahlon falls under Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sahlon is Kotmi Sonar, about 21 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 Sahlon.

Sahlon is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahlon is in Namhol tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 21 km away. Akaltara is about 24 km away. Namhol is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.