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About Sajan Village

Sajan is a mid sized village in Vikramgad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 295 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.62 hectares hectares.

Sajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vikramgad
Area (hectares) 369.62 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 295
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajan compares

By the 2011 count Sajan is the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 369.62 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Sajan

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

Sajan lies about 63 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Palghar, about 33 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 Sajan
Tehsil headquarters Vikramgad 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Palghar 33 km
Nearest town Pālghar 34 km
District headquarters Thane 63 km

Villages closest to Sajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajan village had a population of 589. That makes it the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Sajan village has 295 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajan has about 997 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 1011.

Sajan covers 369.62 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.

Sajan falls under Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sajan is Palghar, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sajan.

Sajan is about 63 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajan is in Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district. Vikramgad is about 5.5 km away. Palghar is about 33 km away. Pālghar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zadapoli (under 2 km), Utavali (4.5 km) and Vikramgad (5.5 km).

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

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