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About Saheda Village

Saheda is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 281 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saheda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 281
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saheda compares

By the 2011 count Saheda is the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Saheda

Saheda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saheda 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saheda from other places

Saheda lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 12 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 Saheda
Tehsil headquarters Angara 11 km
Nearest railway station Mael 12 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 13 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Saheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saheda village had a population of 534. That makes it the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Saheda village has 281 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheda has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Saheda is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saheda covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheda falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saheda is Mael, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saheda.

Saheda is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saheda is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 11 km away. Mael is about 12 km away. Chitarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaspur (under 2 km), Bakshidih (under 2 km) and Agartoli (1.5 km).

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

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