Sahaswan

Sahaswan
city
Sahaswan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°04′05″N 78°45′04″E / 28.068°N 78.751°E / 28.068; 78.751Coordinates: 28°04′05″N 78°45′04″E / 28.068°N 78.751°E / 28.068; 78.751
Country  India
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Area
 • Total 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation 172 m (564 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 66,204
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 243638
Vehicle registration UP 24

Sahaswan is a city and a municipal board in Budaun district in the Indian state of western Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Sahaswan had a population of 66,204 (compared to 58,194 in 2001[3]) showing 13.7% growth in 2001–11. There were 34,467 males and 31,737 females giving a sex ratio of 921 compared to the state average of 912. There were 10,984 children under six (16.59 %). Sahaswan had an average literacy rate of 39.61%, much lower than the state average of 67.58%.

Religions in Sahaswan[4]
Religion Percent
Hindus
 
 30.98%
Muslims
 
 68.50%
Christians
 
 0.44%
Others†
 
 0.08%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (0.01%), Buddhists (0.02%), Not stated 0.06%

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sahaswan Population Census 2011". Census 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data agfrom the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. ↑ "Sahaswan Religion Data 2011". Sahaswan Population Census 2011. Census 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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