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About Sahora Village

Sahora is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,371, made up of 713 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.74 hectares hectares.

Sahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahora village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 256.74 hectares
Population 1,371
Male Population 713
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sahora compares

By the 2011 count Sahora is the 135th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 256.74 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sahora

Sahora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sahora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahora from other places

Sahora lies about 25 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about 11 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 Sahora
Nearest railway station Nigohi 11 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 25 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahora village had a population of 1,371. That makes it the 135th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Sahora village has 713 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahora has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Sahora covers 256.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahora falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahora is Nigohi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Sahora.

Sahora is about 25 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahora is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about 11 km away. Pawāyan is about 11 km away. Powayan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diuria Jaswantpur (under 2 km), Jaswantpur U Janmine Jewan (under 2 km) and Miyanpur J Paigapur (1.5 km).

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

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