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About Sahanka Village

Sahanka is a small village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 260 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Nagar
Pincode 321024
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 260
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahanka compares

By the 2011 count Sahanka is the 128th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Sahanka

Sahanka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahanka 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahanka from other places

Sahanka lies about 59 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 6.1 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 Sahanka
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 59 km

Villages closest to Sahanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanka village had a population of 489. That makes it the 128th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Sahanka village has 260 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanka has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Sahanka is 321024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanka covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahanka falls under Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sahanka is Govindgarh, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahanka.

Sahanka is about 59 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanka is in Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district. Govindgarh is about 6.1 km away. Nagar is about 16 km away. Bharatpur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (1.8 km), Udaipur Niham (1.9 km) and Tajpur (2.2 km).

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

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