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About Sahila Village

Sahila is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 643 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.81 hectares hectares.

Sahila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahila village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 68.81 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 643
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Sahila compares

By the 2011 count Sahila is the 264th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 68.81 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sahila

The census records public bus service for Sahila 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 Sahila from other places

Sahila lies about 45 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 2.5 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 Sahila
Nearest railway station Bhiti 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 9.9 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 45 km

Villages closest to Sahila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahila village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 264th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Sahila village has 643 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahila has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Sahila covers 68.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahila falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahila is Bhiti, about 2.5 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 Sahila.

Sahila is about 45 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahila is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 2.5 km away. Handia is about 9.9 km away. Gyānpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pure Lutae (under 2 km), Pure Mathuradas (under 2 km) and Pure Rudae (under 2 km).

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

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