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About Sahidabad Village

Sahidabad is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 744 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahidabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahidabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 87.73 hectares
Population 1,428
Male Population 744
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Sahidabad compares

By the 2011 count Sahidabad is the 97th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 87.73 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sahidabad

Sahidabad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahidabad 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 Sahidabad from other places

Sahidabad lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 8.1 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 Sahidabad
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 8.1 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Sahidabad

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 Sahidabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahidabad village had a population of 1,428. That makes it the 97th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sahidabad village has 744 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahidabad has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Sahidabad is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahidabad covers 87.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahidabad is Sahjanwa, about 8.1 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 Sahidabad.

Sahidabad is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahidabad is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.9 km away. Sahjanwa is about 8.1 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirauli Bujurg (under 2 km), Chhatapar (under 2 km) and Basiyakhor (under 2 km).

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

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