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About Sahara Village

Sahara is one of the larger villages in Bhogaon tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,579, made up of 5,045 males and 4,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1159.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205267, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Bhogaon
Pincode 205267
Area (hectares) 1159.97 hectares
Population 9,579
Male Population 5,045
Female Population 4,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 1159.97 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahara from other places

Sahara lies about 159 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Ajhai, about 7.8 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 Sahara
Nearest railway station Ajhai 7.8 km
Nearest town Chhāta 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhogaon 23 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 159 km

Villages closest to Sahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 9,579. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Sahara village has 5,045 males and 4,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 205267. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 1159.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahara falls under Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahara is Ajhai, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahara.

Sahara is about 159 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahara is in Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district. Ajhai is about 7.8 km away. Chhāta is about 11 km away. Bhogaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bura Chak Sahara (under 2 km), Ahimalpur (2.0 km) and Malpur (2.0 km).

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

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