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About Sahilara Village

Sahilara is a mid sized village in Maihar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 291 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.2 hectares hectares.

Sahilara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahilara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Maihar
Area (hectares) 251.2 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 291
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahilara compares

By the 2011 count Sahilara is the 162nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 251.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sahilara

Sahilara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahilara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahilara from other places

Sahilara lies about 38 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Maihar, about 3.8 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 Sahilara
Nearest railway station Maihar 3.8 km
District headquarters Satna 38 km

Villages closest to Sahilara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahilara village had a population of 593. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Sahilara village has 291 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahilara has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Sahilara covers 251.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahilara falls under Maihar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahilara is Maihar, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sahilara.

Sahilara is about 38 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahilara is in Maihar tehsil of Satna district. Maihar is about 3.8 km away. Satna is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardua Kalan (under 2 km), Dadi (under 2 km) and Naktara (under 2 km).

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

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