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About Sahota Village

Sahota is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 228 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 228
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahota compares

By the 2011 count Sahota is the 136th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sahota

Sahota is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahota 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 <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 46 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 town Sundarnagar 30 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 35 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 46 km

Villages closest to Sahota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 464. That makes it the 136th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Sahota village has 228 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahota has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sahota is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahota covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahota falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahota is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sahota.

Sahota is about 46 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahota is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 30 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalota (2.1 km), Bacholi (8.8 km) and Saidpur (9.0 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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