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About Sahia Village

Sahia is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 893 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.37 hectares hectares.

Sahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 58.37 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 893
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahia compares

By the 2011 count Sahia is the 85th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 58.37 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sahia

Sahia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Sahia from other places

Sahia lies about 42 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Turtipar, about 2.3 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 Sahia
Nearest railway station Turtipar 2.3 km
Nearest town Lar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 18 km
District headquarters Deoria 42 km

Villages closest to Sahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahia village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 85th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Sahia village has 893 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahia has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Sahia covers 58.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahia falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahia is Turtipar, about 2.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Sahia.

Sahia is about 42 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahia is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Turtipar is about 2.3 km away. Lar is about 10 km away. Salempur 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 Lal Sahia (under 2 km), Nema (1.6 km) and Nema Narayan (1.6 km).

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

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