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About Sahi Village

Sahi is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 559 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 559
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahi compares

By the 2011 count Sahi is the 55th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sahi

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

Sahi lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 47 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 Sahi
Nearest town Sherghāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 21 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 47 km

Villages closest to Sahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Sahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahi village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 55th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sahi village has 559 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahi has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sahi is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahi covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahi falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahi is Bansinala Halt, about 47 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 Sahi.

Sahi is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahi is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 19 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 21 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murar (under 2 km), Sokha (under 2 km) and Gorwali (under 2 km).

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

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