About Sahni Village

Sahni is a mid sized village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,683, made up of 871 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahni village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Kapurthala
Tehsil	Phagwara
Pincode	144408
Area (hectares)	567.79 hectares
Population	1,683
Male Population	871
Female Population	812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahni compares

By the 2011 count Sahni is the 31st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 567.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sahni

Sahni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahni from other places

Sahni lies about 42 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Phagwara Junction, about 10 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 Sahni
Tehsil headquarters	Phagwara	9.1 km
Nearest town	Phagwāra	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Phagwara Junction	10 km
District headquarters	Kapurthala	42 km

Villages closest to Sahni

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

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Common questions about Sahni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahni village had a population of 1,683. That makes it the 31st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Sahni village has 871 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahni has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sahni is 144408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahni covers 567.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahni falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahni is Phagwara Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahni.

Sahni is about 42 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahni is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara is about 9.1 km away. Phagwāra is about 9.1 km away. Phagwara Junction is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.