About Sahal Village

Sahal is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 669 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	262 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	669
Female Population	625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahal compares

By the 2011 count Sahal is the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Sahal

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

How far is Sahal from other places

Sahal lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 6.6 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 Sahal
Nearest railway station	Shambhu	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	8.7 km
District headquarters	Patiala	23 km

Villages closest to Sahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahal village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sahal village has 669 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Sahal is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahal covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahal falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahal is Shambhu, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahal.

Sahal is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahal is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 6.6 km away. Rajpura is about 8.7 km away. Patiala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.