# Sahsan, Patan, Jabalpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patan, Jabalpur 

# Sahsan

Sahsan is a village in [Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/patan/) sub-district of [Jabalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,758 people in 392 households**, the 6th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,758people (2011)
- 392households
- 72.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Sahsan PIN code and other codes

Sahsan falls in Patan sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPatan
- Census village code489573

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

## How far is Sahsan from nearby towns?

- Patan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Patan (nearest town)10 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 Sahsan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Patan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sahsan known for?

About 88% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Sahsan

Of every 100 households in Sahsan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahsan · ■ Patan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

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

**25%

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

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**16%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**45%

Television ****19%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Sahsan?

■ Sahsan · ■ Patan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**905

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 64.1% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 755 (86%)

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 Patan

- Gadaghat2,915 people
- Kaimori2,860 people
- Nunsar2,617 people
- Kuwarpur2,102 people
- Bhuwara1,729 people
- Jatwan1,693 people
- Sakra1,653 people
- Udna1,638 people

[All 222 villages in Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/patan/villages/)

## Other places named Sahsan

- Sahsan · Village, Pahari, Bharatpur · 8,268 people
- Sahsan · Village, Patan, Jabalpur · 728 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahsan from Jabalpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sahsan?1,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahsan in?Jabalpur district (Patan sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahsan?72.5% (Census 2011)