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About Sahilong Village

Sahilong is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 273 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahilong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahilong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 825203
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 273
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahilong compares

By the 2011 count Sahilong is the 72nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Sahilong

Sahilong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahilong as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sahilong from other places

Sahilong lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 8.4 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 Sahilong
Tehsil headquarters Karra 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 8.4 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Sahilong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahilong village had a population of 552. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sahilong village has 273 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahilong has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sahilong is 825203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahilong covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahilong falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahilong is Bingaon, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahilong.

Sahilong is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahilong is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 8.1 km away. Bingaon is about 8.4 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Setahuru (under 2 km), Jerga (under 2 km) and Gungunian (1.5 km).

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

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