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About Sajhar Village

Sajhar is a mid sized village in Deosar tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 661 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.79 hectares hectares.

Sajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Deosar
Area (hectares) 509.79 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 661
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajhar compares

By the 2011 count Sajhar is the 92nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 509.79 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Sajhar

Sajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sajhar 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 Sajhar from other places

Sajhar lies about 31 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 8.3 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 Sajhar
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Deosar 31 km
District headquarters Singrauli 31 km

Villages closest to Sajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajhar village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Sajhar village has 661 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajhar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Sajhar covers 509.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sajhar falls under Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sajhar is Majhaoli, about 8.3 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 Sajhar.

Sajhar is about 31 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajhar is in Deosar tehsil of Singrauli district. Majhaoli is about 8.3 km away. Deosar is about 31 km away. Singrauli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahuar (under 2 km), Sarai (1.8 km) and Dhauhani (2.6 km).

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

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