# Sahaniya Village, Nowgong, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nowgong, Chhatarpur 

# Sahaniya

Sahaniya is a village in Nowgong sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,190 people in 598 households**, the 13th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 3,190people (2011)
- 598households
- 60.9%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Sahaniya PIN code and other codes

Sahaniya falls in Nowgong sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNowgong
- Census village code457732

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sahaniya from nearby towns?

- Nowgong (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Nowgong (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sahaniya?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sahaniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nowgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sahaniya known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and til**. About 70% of the 988 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sahaniya

Of every 100 households in Sahaniya in 2011, 57 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahaniya · ■ Nowgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**91%

Tap water ****14%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sahaniya?

■ Sahaniya · ■ Nowgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**890

Working population ****49.0%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 48.3% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 676 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (5%) · **■** Marginal 452 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nowgong

- Sarsed3,748 people
- Kaithokar3,622 people
- Dauriya3,295 people
- Doni3,241 people
- Imiliya2,815 people
- Badagaon2,775 people
- Neguwan2,149 people
- Joran1,814 people

[All 80 villages in Nowgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/nowgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahaniya from Chhatarpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Sahaniya?3,190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahaniya in?Chhatarpur district (Nowgong sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahaniya?60.9% (Census 2011)