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About Sahjaura Village

Sahjaura is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 338 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.68 hectares hectares.

Sahjaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahjaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 119.68 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 338
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sahjaura compares

By the 2011 count Sahjaura is the 332nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 119.68 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sahjaura

Sahjaura 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 Sahjaura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahjaura from other places

Sahjaura lies about 14 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kathola, about 9.9 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 Sahjaura
Nearest railway station Kathola 9.9 km
District headquarters Gonda 14 km
Nearest town Gondā City 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 16 km

Villages closest to Sahjaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahjaura village had a population of 657. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Sahjaura village has 338 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahjaura has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Sahjaura covers 119.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahjaura falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahjaura is Kathola, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Sahjaura.

Sahjaura is about 14 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahjaura is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kathola is about 9.9 km away. Gonda is about 14 km away. Gondā City is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohangpur (under 2 km), Ramapur (under 2 km) and Domakalpi (under 2 km).

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

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