Sahan (Sahan) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,820, in 1,109 households.
Sahan | |
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Village | |
  Sahan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°04′38″N 79°02′24″E / 27.07715°N 79.0399°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Karhal |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.416 km2 (6.724 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,820 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Geography
editSahan is located about 16 km south of Mainpuri. It is just south of the Gangsi distributary canal.[2]: 249–50
History
editAt the turn of the 20th century, Sahan was described as having a population of 2,186 (as per the 1901 census), 10 hamlets, and a halqabandi school. It then hosted a fair every year in the middle of the month of Baisakh.[2]: 249–50
Demographics
editAs of 2011, Sahan had a population of 6,820, in 1,109 households.[1]: 149 This population was 53.8% male (3,667) and 46.2% female (3,153). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,030 (541 male and 489 female), or 15.1% of the total population. 815 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.0% of the total.[3]: 118–9
The 1961 census recorded Sahan as comprising 11 hamlets, with a total population of 3,016 people (1,557 male and 1,459 female), in 547 households and 447 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 4,375 acres and it had a post office at that point.[4]: lviii
Infrastructure
editAs of 2011, Sahan had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 149–54
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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