Sahan, Mainpuri

27°04′38″N 79°02′24″E / 27.07715°N 79.0399°E / 27.07715; 79.0399CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilKarhalArea • Total17.416 km² (6.724 sq mi)Population • Total6,820 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Sahan (Sahan) is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 6,820, in 1,109 households.

Sahan is located about 16 km south of Mainpuri. It is just south of the Gangsi distributary canal.^{[2]: 249–50}

At the turn of the 20th century, Sahan was described as having a population of 2,186 (as per the 1901 census), 10 hamlets, and a halqabandi school. It then hosted a fair every year in the middle of the month of Baisakh.^{[2]: 249–50}

As of 2011, Sahan had a population of 6,820, in 1,109 households.^[1]: 149 This population was 53.8% male (3,667) and 46.2% female (3,153). The 0-6 age group numbered 1,030 (541 male and 489 female), or 15.1% of the total population. 815 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.0% of the total.^{[3]: 118–9}

The 1961 census recorded Sahan as comprising 11 hamlets, with a total population of 3,016 people (1,557 male and 1,459 female), in 547 households and 447 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 4,375 acres and it had a post office at that point.^[4]: lviii

As of 2011, Sahan had 2 primary schools and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 149–54}