Lucknow Food Guide 2025: Must-Try Awadhi Cuisine & Street Food Spots
Tunday, seekh, shami and kakori kebabs, the korma, and the dum cooking that makes the Awadhi food of Lucknow what it is.
- 12 Aug 25
14 min
Sahijana is a large village in Malihabad tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,331 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 800.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Lucknow |
| Tehsil | Malihabad |
| Pincode | 227116 |
| Area (hectares) | 800.33 hectares |
| Population | 2,420 |
| Male Population | 1,331 |
| Female Population | 1,089 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 818 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within <5 km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within <5 km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within <5 km distance |
By the 2011 count Sahijana is the 47th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 800.33 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.
The census records public bus service for Sahijana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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.
Sahijana lies about 38 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Rahimabad, about 1.9 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.
| Nearest railway station | Rahimabad | 1.9 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest town | Sandīla | 10 km |
| Tehsil headquarters | Malihabad | 15 km |
| District headquarters | Lucknow | 38 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malihabad 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijana village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 47th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.
Sahijana village has 1,331 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijana has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.
The pincode recorded for Sahijana is 227116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Sahijana covers 800.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.
Sahijana falls under Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.
The nearest railway station to Sahijana is Rahimabad, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahijana.
Sahijana is about 38 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Sahijana is in Malihabad tehsil of Lucknow district. Rahimabad is about 1.9 km away. Sandīla is about 10 km away. Malihabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Jauria (under 2 km), Rusena (1.7 km) and Chaina (3.0 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sahijana today is likely to be higher.
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