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About Sahia Village

Sahia is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 422 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.36 hectares hectares.

Sahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 52.36 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 422
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sahia compares

By the 2011 count Sahia is the 240th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 52.36 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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. 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 Sahia from other places

Sahia lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 15 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 20 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 828. That makes it the 240th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sahia village has 422 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahia has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Sahia covers 52.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahia falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahia is Maghar, about 15 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 Sahia.

Sahia is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahia is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 9.2 km away. Maghar is about 15 km away. Khalīlābād is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidahi (under 2 km), Dhurmulahi (1.7 km) and Deoria (1.7 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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