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About Sahara Kalan Village

Sahara Kalan is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 647 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Pincode 202124
Area (hectares) 149.91 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 647
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sahara Kalan is the 99th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 149.91 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Sahara Kalan

Sahara Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahara Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahara Kalan from other places

Sahara Kalan lies about 18 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 14 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 Sahara Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Mandrak 14 km
District headquarters Aligarh 18 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Sahara Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Iglas 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 Sahara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara Kalan village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 99th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Sahara Kalan village has 647 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara Kalan has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Sahara Kalan is 202124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara Kalan covers 149.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahara Kalan falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahara Kalan is Mandrak, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahara Kalan.

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

Sahara Kalan is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 4.6 km away. Mandrak is about 14 km away. Aligarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahara Khurd (under 2 km), Navanagar (under 2 km) and Manipur (under 2 km).

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

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