# Sahijana Village, Bandhogarh, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bandhogarh, Umaria 

# Sahijana

Sahijana is a village in Bandhogarh sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 128 households**, the 59th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 607people (2011)
- 128households
- 59.2%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Sahijana PIN code and other codes

Sahijana falls in Bandhogarh sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code467689

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

## How far is Sahijana from nearby towns?

- Umaria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Umaria (nearest town)30 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 Sahijana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sahijana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karkeli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Sahijana known for?

The main crops are **dhan and masoor**. About 71% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Sahijana

Of every 100 households in Sahijana in 2011, 82 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahijana · ■ Bandhogarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**65%

Television ****17%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sahijana?

■ Sahijana · ■ Bandhogarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**956

Working population ****51.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 43.7% for women. 50% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (32%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 135 (43%)

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 Bandhogarh

- Dhawai Jhar690 people
- Mohni681 people
- Majmani Kalan641 people
- Singhpamar610 people
- Birhuliya596 people
- Amanhudi582 people
- Raghopur580 people
- Babal Kund566 people

[All 108 villages in Bandhogarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahijana from Umaria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sahijana?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahijana in?Umaria district (Bandhogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahijana?59.2% (Census 2011)