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About Saheri Village

Saheri is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 808 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 808
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saheri compares

By the 2011 count Saheri is the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Saheri

The census records public bus service for Saheri as Available within <5 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 Saheri from other places

Saheri lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 2.0 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 Saheri
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 2.0 km
Nearest town Morinda 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Saheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saheri village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 18th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Saheri village has 808 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheri has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Saheri is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saheri covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheri falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saheri is Morinda Junction, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance for Saheri.

Saheri is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saheri is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 2.0 km away. Morinda is about 2.6 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangian (under 2 km), Rangian (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (1.6 km).

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

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