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About Saja Village

Saja is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 717 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saja village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 553.76 hectares
Population 1,418
Male Population 717
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saja compares

By the 2011 count Saja is the 45th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 553.76 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Saja

Saja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saja 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saja from other places

Saja lies about 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 3.4 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 Saja
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 4.4 km
District headquarters Durg 24 km

Villages closest to Saja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saja village had a population of 1,418. That makes it the 45th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Saja village has 717 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saja has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Saja is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saja covers 553.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saja falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Saja is Gundardehi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Saja is about 24 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saja is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 3.4 km away. Gunderdehi is about 4.4 km away. Durg is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (1.6 km), Bhendra (2.0 km) and Kachandur (2.3 km).

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

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