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About Sahaj Village

Sahaj is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 237 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahaj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 238.21 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 237
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahaj compares

By the 2011 count Sahaj is the 42nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 238.21 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sahaj

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

Sahaj lies about 52 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 18 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 Sahaj
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 18 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 20 km
District headquarters Mandi 52 km

Villages closest to Sahaj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahaj village had a population of 477. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Sahaj village has 237 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahaj has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sahaj is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahaj covers 238.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahaj falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahaj is Summer Hill, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Sahaj.

Sahaj is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahaj is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 18 km away. Summer Hill is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkan (under 2 km), Sangrohi (under 2 km) and Thogi (under 2 km).

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

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