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About Saheda Village

Saheda is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 380 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, 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 Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 226.13 hectares
Population 766
Male Population 380
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saheda compares

By the 2011 count Saheda is the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 226.13 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Saheda

Saheda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saheda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Saheda from other places

Saheda lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 7.5 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
Nearest railway station Balasiring 7.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 15 km

Villages closest to Saheda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Namkum 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 766. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Saheda village has 380 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheda has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Saheda is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saheda covers 226.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheda falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saheda is Balasiring, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saheda.

Saheda is about 14 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 Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 7.5 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barguttu (under 2 km), Bumru (under 2 km) and Sorha (under 2 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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