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About Sahson Village

Sahson is a large village in Chakarnagar tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,516, made up of 1,951 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1423.52 hectares hectares.

Sahson Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahson village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Chakarnagar
Area (hectares) 1423.52 hectares
Population 3,516
Male Population 1,951
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahson compares

By the 2011 count Sahson is the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 1423.52 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Sahson

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

How far is Sahson from other places

Sahson lies about 28 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Phoop, about 24 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 Sahson
Tehsil headquarters Chakarnagar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Phoop 24 km
District headquarters Etawah 28 km
Nearest town Etāwah 28 km

Villages closest to Sahson

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahson village had a population of 3,516. That makes it the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Sahson village has 1,951 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahson has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 847.

Sahson covers 1423.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahson falls under Chakarnagar tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahson is Phoop, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahson.

Sahson is about 28 km from Etawah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahson is in Chakarnagar tehsil of Etawah district. Chakarnagar is about 5.4 km away. Phoop is about 24 km away. Etawah is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakra (2.0 km), Mitahti (2.6 km) and Pasiya (3.1 km).

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

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