Sahu or Sahukar is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

found in India, they are especially Found in Odisha, Chhatisgarh ,Bihar Jharkhand and neighbouring states. It is associated with Tailik (Teli) community. Sahu surname is also written as Sah in Bihar. There are many people using the surname who belong to the Tailik (Teli) Sub-caste.

List of people with the surname Sahu

* Bata Krushna Sahoo, Indian farmer and recipient of Padma Shri in 2020 for his contribution in animal husbandry * Chandra Sekhar Sahu (born 1950), politician and former Member of Parliament representing the Berhampur constituency of

Orissa Odisha (), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the thir ...

, India *

Chandu Lal Sahu Chandu Lal Sahu (born 1 June 1959) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Mahasamund as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in 2009 and 2014. Previously, he had been elected as a member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assem ...

, politician and

Member of parliament, Lok Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha ( abbreviated: MP) is the representative of a legislative constituency in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections ...

representing

Mahasamund Mahasamund is a city in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.It is situated on the Mumbai-Kolkata and Raipur-Vishakhaptnam National Highways. It is one of the largest (ranked 11th) and most important cities in the State. Th ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

* Kanak Manjari Sahoo (born 1957), writer and translator from Odisha, India *

Kishore Sahu Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974. His directorial ven ...

(1915–1980), film actor and director from Madhya Pradesh, India *

Laxminarayan Sahu Dr. Laxminarayan Sahu (3 October 1890 – 18 January 1963) was an eminent and noted writer, poet, journalist, social worker, reformer, historian, politician from Odisha, India. He was born in a village named Manikhamba near Balasore and was the ...

(1890–1963), writer and politician from Odisha, India *

Nandini Sahu Nandini Sahu (born 23 July 1973) is an Indian poet and creative writer. In 2025, she is the Vice Chancellor, Hindi University, West Bengal. She is also Ex-Director, School of Foreign Languages and professor of English at Indira Gandhi Natio ...

(born 1973), writer and critic in English literature from Odisha, India *

Nattal Sahu Nattal Sahu of Yoginipur (now Mehrauli, Delhi) is the earliest known Agrawal Jain merchant-prince, who lived during the reign Tomara king, Anangapal. His biography is in the Apabhramsha text ''Pasanaha Cariu'' ( Parshvanath Caritra) of the p ...

(c. 1132), merchant prince who lived during the reign of the Tomara kings near Delhi * Pardeep Sahu (born 1985), cricketer,

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Sarojini Sahoo Sarojini Sahoo (born 4 January 1956) is an Indian feminist writer, a columnist in ''The New Indian Express'' and an associate editor of Chennai-based English magazine ''Indian AGE.'' She has been enlisted among '' 25 Exceptional Women of India ...

(born 1956),

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writer and a columnist in The New Indian Express, from Odisha, India. * Sudarshan Sahoo (born 1939), sculptor from Odisha, India * Sunil Sahu, professor in the Department of Political Science at the DePauw University *

Supriya Sahu Supriya Sahu, born on 27 July 1968, is an Indian bureaucrat belonging to the 1991 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. Presently, she holds the position of Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Tamil Nadu. She is currently poste ...

(born 1968)

Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian ...

, Director General,

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, President,

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Tarachand Sahu Tarachand Sahu kattar Chhattisgarhiya (1 January 1947 – 11 November 2012) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Durg constituency of Chhattisgarh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bhar ...

(1947–2012), politician from Chhattisgarh, India * Tamradhwaj Sahu (born 1949), politician and former member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...

of India, representing

Durg Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg- Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg- Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Rai ...

Chhattisgarh *

Arun Sao Arun Sao (; born 25 November 1968) is an Indian politician, who is current Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Vijay Sharma in the Ministry of Vishnudeo Sai in 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He represent Lormi Vidhan Sabha ...

(born 1968), politician, Dy. CM, Chhattisgarh India. * Tokhan Sahu (born 1969), politician, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs of India.

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List of people with the surname Sahu

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