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About Sahajbahal Village

Sahajbahal is a large village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,694, made up of 1,339 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahajbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahajbahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Baragaon
Pincode 770016
Area (hectares) 1351 hectares
Population 2,694
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahajbahal compares

By the 2011 count Sahajbahal is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 1351 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sahajbahal

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

Sahajbahal lies about 21 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 8.5 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 Sahajbahal
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 8.5 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baragaon 21 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 21 km

Villages closest to Sahajbahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahajbahal village had a population of 2,694. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Sahajbahal village has 1,339 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahajbahal has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sahajbahal is 770016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahajbahal covers 1351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahajbahal falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Sahajbahal is Kechobahal, about 8.5 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 village for Sahajbahal.

Sahajbahal is about 21 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahajbahal is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 8.5 km away. Jharsuguda is about 12 km away. Baragaon is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barpali (5.8 km), Jajpur (6.9 km) and Raidihi (8.4 km).

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

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