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About Saham Village

Saham is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 396 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saham village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 396
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saham compares

By the 2011 count Saham is the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Saham

Saham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saham as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Rangra, Rasulpur, Rasulpur Kalan and Rauli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saham

As per the Census of India 2011, Saham village had a population of 796. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Saham village has 396 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saham has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Saham is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saham covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saham falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Saham notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saham.

Saham is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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