About Sahlon Village

Sahlon is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,905, made up of 954 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahlon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahlon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144421
Area (hectares)	256 hectares
Population	1,905
Male Population	954
Female Population	951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahlon compares

By the 2011 count Sahlon is the 42nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Sahlon

Sahlon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahlon 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 Sahlon from other places

Sahlon lies about 3.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 5.9 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 Sahlon
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kariha	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	7.9 km

Villages closest to Sahlon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahlon village had a population of 1,905. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sahlon village has 954 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahlon has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Sahlon is 144421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahlon covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahlon falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sahlon is Kariha, about 5.9 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 Sahlon.

Sahlon is about 3.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahlon is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 3.2 km away. Kariha is about 5.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.