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About Sashnai Village

Sashnai is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 394 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sashnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sashnai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 56.25 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 394
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sashnai compares

By the 2011 count Sashnai is the 252nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 56.25 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sashnai

Sashnai 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 Sashnai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sashnai from other places

Sashnai lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 16 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 Sashnai
Nearest railway station Chopan 16 km
Nearest town Obra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km

Villages closest to Sashnai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sashnai village had a population of 783. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Sashnai village has 394 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sashnai has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sashnai is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sashnai covers 56.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sashnai falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sashnai is Chopan, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sashnai.

Sashnai is about 26 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sashnai is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 16 km away. Obra is about 20 km away. Robertsganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardar (3.7 km), Kharara (3.7 km) and Padarach (4.0 km).

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

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