About Sahanpur Village

Sahanpur is a mid sized village in Lundra tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 726 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Lundra
Pincode	497101
Area (hectares)	509 hectares
Population	1,444
Male Population	726
Female Population	718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahanpur is the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sahanpur

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

Sahanpur lies about under 2 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 5.6 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 Sahanpur
District headquarters	Surguja	under 2 km
Nearest town	Ambikāpur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Ambikapur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lundra	22 km

Villages closest to Sahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanpur village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,080 residents.

Sahanpur village has 726 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sahanpur is 497101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanpur covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahanpur falls under Lundra tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sahanpur is Ambikapur, about 5.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sahanpur.

Sahanpur is about under 2 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanpur is in Lundra tehsil of Surguja district. Surguja is about under 2 km away. Ambikāpur is about under 2 km away. Ambikapur is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.