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About Sahota Village

Sahota is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 211 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 211
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahota compares

By the 2011 count Sahota is the 214th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sahota

The census records public bus service for Sahota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahota from other places

Sahota lies about 60 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 2.1 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 Sahota
Nearest railway station Bhangala 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 7.8 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 7.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 60 km

Villages closest to Sahota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahota village had a population of 455. That makes it the 214th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sahota village has 211 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahota has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sahota is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahota covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahota falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahota is Bhangala, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahota.

Sahota is about 60 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahota is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 2.1 km away. Mukerian is about 7.8 km away. Mukeriān is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alo Bhatti (under 2 km), Kajla (under 2 km) and Nathuwal (under 2 km).

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

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