About Sahan Village

Sahan is one of the larger villages in Karhal tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,820, made up of 3,667 males and 3,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1741.63 hectares hectares.

Sahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Karhal
Area (hectares)	1741.63 hectares
Population	6,820
Male Population	3,667
Female Population	3,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahan compares

By the 2011 count Sahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents. Its 1741.63 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Sahan

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

Sahan lies about 17 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur, about 10 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 Sahan
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karhal	13 km
District headquarters	Mainpuri	17 km

Villages closest to Sahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahan village had a population of 6,820. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,643 residents.

Sahan village has 3,667 males and 3,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahan has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Sahan covers 1741.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahan falls under Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahan is Kiratpur, about 10 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 Sahan.

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

Sahan is in Karhal tehsil of Mainpuri district. Kiratpur is about 10 km away. Karhal is about 13 km away. Mainpuri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.