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About Sahaspur Village

Sahaspur is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 55 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares.

Sahaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 55
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahaspur compares

By the 2011 count Sahaspur is the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sahaspur

Sahaspur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahaspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahaspur from other places

Sahaspur lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sahaspur
Nearest railway station Godda 7.9 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Sahaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sahaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahaspur village had a population of 116. That makes it the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Sahaspur village has 55 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahaspur has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Sahaspur covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahaspur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahaspur is Godda, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahaspur.

Sahaspur is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahaspur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 7.9 km away. Banka is about 26 km away. Amarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (8.2 km), Mohiuddinagar Arazi (8.8 km) and Maghua (12 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sahaspur today is likely to be higher.

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