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About Sahsram Village

Sahsram is one of the larger villages in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,544, made up of 2,967 males and 2,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3492 hectares hectares.

Sahsram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahsram village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 3492 hectares
Population 5,544
Male Population 2,967
Female Population 2,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahsram compares

By the 2011 count Sahsram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 3492 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Sahsram

Sahsram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahsram as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahsram from other places

Sahsram lies about 94 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 17 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 Sahsram
Nearest railway station Mohana 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 28 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 43 km
District headquarters Sheopur 94 km

Villages closest to Sahsram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahsram village had a population of 5,544. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Sahsram village has 2,967 males and 2,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahsram has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 846.

Sahsram covers 3492 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.

Sahsram falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahsram is Mohana, about 17 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 village for Sahsram.

Sahsram is about 94 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahsram is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Mohana is about 17 km away. Vijaypur is about 28 km away. Sabalgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behata (2.7 km), Farara (3.1 km) and Kota (3.8 km).

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

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