About Sahijana Village

Sahijana is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 352 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.16 hectares hectares.

Sahijana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahijana village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	74.16 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	352
Female Population	412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahijana compares

By the 2011 count Sahijana is the 263rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 74.16 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sahijana

Sahijana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahijana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahijana from other places

Sahijana lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 13 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 Sahijana
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Maghar	13 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	18 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	24 km

Villages closest to Sahijana

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.

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Common questions about Sahijana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijana village had a population of 764. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sahijana village has 352 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijana has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Sahijana covers 74.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahijana is Maghar, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahijana.

Sahijana is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahijana is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 8.0 km away. Maghar is about 13 km away. Khalīlābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.