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About Sahijani Village

Sahijani is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 116 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Sahijani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahijani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 116
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Sahijani compares

By the 2011 count Sahijani is the 179th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 144 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, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sahijani

Sahijani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahijani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahijani from other places

Sahijani lies about 36 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 35 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 Sahijani
Tehsil headquarters Nagod 12 km
Nearest town Nāgod 12 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 35 km
District headquarters Satna 36 km

Villages closest to Sahijani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijani village had a population of 235. That makes it the 179th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Sahijani village has 116 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijani has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Sahijani covers 144 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.

Sahijani falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahijani is Lagargawan, about 35 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahijani.

Sahijani is about 36 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahijani is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 12 km away. Nāgod is about 12 km away. Lagargawan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajhen (under 2 km), Atraura (under 2 km) and Atraura Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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