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About Sahana Village

Sahana is a mid sized village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 921 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712306
Area (hectares) 84.23 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 921
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahana compares

By the 2011 count Sahana is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 84.23 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sahana

The census records public bus service for Sahana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahana from other places

Sahana lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 7.0 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 Sahana
Nearest railway station Bira 7.0 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Sahana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala II 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 Sahana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahana village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Sahana village has 921 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahana has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sahana is 712306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahana covers 84.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahana falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahana is Bira, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahana.

Sahana is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahana is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 7.0 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 12 km away. Chanditala II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duttapur (7.0 km), Bamandanga (7.1 km) and Beledanga (7.1 km).

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

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