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About Sahora Village

Sahora is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,934, made up of 1,559 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.8 hectares hectares.

Sahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 339.8 hectares
Population 2,934
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahora compares

By the 2011 count Sahora is the 37th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 339.8 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 873.

Getting to Sahora

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

Sahora lies about 19 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Pitambarpur, about 8.9 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 Sahora
Nearest town Farīdpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Pitambarpur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 19 km
District headquarters Bareilly 19 km

Villages closest to Sahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahora village had a population of 2,934. That makes it the 37th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Sahora village has 1,559 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahora has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Sahora covers 339.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahora falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahora is Pitambarpur, about 8.9 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 Sahora.

Sahora is about 19 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahora is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Farīdpur is about 7.8 km away. Pitambarpur is about 8.9 km away. Meerganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churai Dalpatpur (5.0 km), Bahadurpur (5.4 km) and Bakenia Birpur (6.1 km).

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

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