About Sahar Village

Sahar is one of the larger villages in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,815, made up of 4,159 males and 3,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1713.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mathura
Tehsil	Chhata
Pincode	281502
Area (hectares)	1713.66 hectares
Population	7,815
Male Population	4,159
Female Population	3,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahar compares

By the 2011 count Sahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 1713.66 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Sahar

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

Sahar lies about 24 km from Mathura, 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 Sahar
Nearest railway station	Ajhai	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhata	11 km
Nearest town	Chhāta	11 km
District headquarters	Mathura	24 km

Villages closest to Sahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahar village had a population of 7,815. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Sahar village has 4,159 males and 3,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahar has about 879 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 856.

The pincode recorded for Sahar is 281502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahar covers 1713.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahar falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahar 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 Sahar.

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

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