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About Sahnikhar Village

Sahnikhar is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 175 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahnikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahnikhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 491444
Area (hectares) 111.18 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 175
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahnikhar compares

By the 2011 count Sahnikhar is the 156th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 111.18 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sahnikhar

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

Sahnikhar lies about 57 km from Dhamtari. 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 Sahnikhar
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 9.6 km
Nearest town Kānker 41 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 57 km

Villages closest to Sahnikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahnikhar village had a population of 360. That makes it the 156th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Sahnikhar village has 175 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahnikhar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sahnikhar is 491444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahnikhar covers 111.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahnikhar falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sahnikhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahnikhar.

Sahnikhar is about 57 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahnikhar is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 9.6 km away. Kānker is about 41 km away. Dhamtari is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latiyara (under 2 km), Bhejari Rawan (1.7 km) and Bokra Beda (1.9 km).

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

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