About Sahlawan Village

Sahlawan is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 305 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Sahlawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahlawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	602
Male Population	305
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahlawan compares

By the 2011 count Sahlawan is the 90th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sahlawan

Sahlawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahlawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sahlawan from other places

Sahlawan lies about 34 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sleemanabad Road, about 7.4 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 Sahlawan
Nearest railway station	Sleemanabad Road	7.4 km
Nearest town	Sihorā	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhimarkheda	34 km
District headquarters	Katni	34 km

Villages closest to Sahlawan

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

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Common questions about Sahlawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahlawan village had a population of 602. That makes it the 90th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Sahlawan village has 305 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahlawan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Sahlawan covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahlawan falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahlawan is Sleemanabad Road, about 7.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahlawan.

Sahlawan is about 34 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahlawan is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Sleemanabad Road is about 7.4 km away. Sihorā is about 20 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.