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About Sahka Village

Sahka is a small village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 50 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.53 hectares hectares.

Sahka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 124.53 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 50
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
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 Sahka compares

By the 2011 count Sahka is the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 124.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Sahka

Sahka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahka 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 Sahka from other places

Sahka lies about 64 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 47 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 Sahka
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 47 km
District headquarters Raisen 64 km

Villages closest to Sahka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahka village had a population of 105. That makes it the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Sahka village has 50 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahka has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Sahka covers 124.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahka falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahka is Ratona, about 47 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 Sahka.

Sahka is about 64 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahka is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 8.7 km away. Ratona is about 47 km away. Raisen is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahua Kheda Kalan (under 2 km), Mahua Kheda Khurd (2.2 km) and Dhwaj (2.2 km).

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

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