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About Shaha Village

Shaha is a small village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 158 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.89 hectares hectares.

Shaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 281.89 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 158
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Shaha compares

By the 2011 count Shaha is the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 281.89 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 927.

Getting to Shaha

Shaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shaha 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 Shaha from other places

Shaha lies about 9.6 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hati, about 3.4 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 Shaha
Nearest railway station Hati 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 9.6 km
District headquarters Satna 9.6 km

Villages closest to Shaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaha village had a population of 321. That makes it the 160th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Shaha village has 158 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaha has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Shaha covers 281.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shaha falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shaha is Hati, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shaha.

Shaha is about 9.6 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaha is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Hati is about 3.4 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 9.6 km away. Satna is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umari (under 2 km), Shivpurwa (under 2 km) and Bharjuna Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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