# Sahan Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Alibag, Raigarh 

# Sahan

Sahan is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 112 households**, the 118th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 505people (2011)
- 112households
- 80.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Sahan PIN code and other codes

Sahan falls in Alibag sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAlibag
- Census village code554150

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

## How far is Sahan from nearby towns?

- Alibag (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)5 km by road
- Alibag (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 Sahan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alibaug
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alibaug
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alibag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sahan known for?

About 47% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Sahan

Of every 100 households in Sahan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sahan · ■ Alibag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**25%

Tap water ****82%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**39%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****69%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Sahan?

■ Sahan · ■ Alibag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****43.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 19 (9%) · **■** Other work 96 (44%) · **■** Marginal 57 (26%)

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 Alibag

- Andoshi519 people
- Vadhav Bk.516 people
- Ghotawade515 people
- Ranjankhar514 people
- Ravet503 people
- Talavali Tarf Umate501 people
- Malade500 people
- Talband492 people

[All 212 villages in Alibag](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahan from Alibag?5 km by road
- What is the population of Sahan?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahan in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sahan?80.4% (Census 2011)