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About Sahjar Village

Sahjar is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,811, made up of 887 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1166.72 hectares hectares.

Sahjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahjar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 1166.72 hectares
Population 1,811
Male Population 887
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahjar compares

By the 2011 count Sahjar is the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 1166.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sahjar

Sahjar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahjar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raigaon Jar, Ramhepur, Ramkhiriya Ryt and Rampuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sahjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahjar village had a population of 1,811. That makes it the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Sahjar village has 887 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahjar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Sahjar covers 1166.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahjar falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sahjar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahjar.

Sahjar is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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