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About Sahni Village

Sahni is a mid sized village in Rudauli tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 531 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.32 hectares hectares.

Sahni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahni village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Rudauli
Area (hectares) 116.32 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 531
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahni compares

By the 2011 count Sahni is the 145th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 116.32 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sahni

Sahni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sahni from other places

Sahni lies about 43 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Rauzagaon, 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 Sahni
Nearest railway station Rauzagaon 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudauli 6.7 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 37 km
District headquarters Faizabad 43 km

Villages closest to Sahni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahni village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 145th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Sahni village has 531 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahni has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Sahni covers 116.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahni falls under Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahni is Rauzagaon, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahni.

Sahni is about 43 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahni is in Rudauli tehsil of Faizabad district. Rauzagaon is about 2.3 km away. Rudauli is about 6.7 km away. Colonelganj is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asumau (under 2 km), Sidhauna (under 2 km) and Yaqubpur (under 2 km).

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

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