Sahaswan

Sahaswan
city
Sahaswan Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°04′05″N 78°45′04″E / 28.068°N 78.751°ECoordinates: 28°04′05″N 78°45′04″E / 28.068°N 78.751°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Budaun
Area
• Total	52 km^2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	116,204
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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] [10] Sahaswan had a population of 116,204 (compared to 104,000 in 2001) showing 10% growth in 2001–11. Males constituted 52.2% and females 47.8% of the population. Sex ratio was 915 compared to the national average of 940.Sahaswan had an average literacy rate of 53.7%, much lower than the national average of 64.3%. Male literacy was 56%, and female literacy was 51%. In Sahaswan, children under six years of age numbered 16,945 and were 16.9% of the population

Religions in Sahaswan[3]
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%

References

1. "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. "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.
3. "Sahaswan Religion Data 2011". Sahaswan Population Census 2011. Census 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2016.