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About Sahaspur Village

Sahaspur is a large village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,677, made up of 1,341 males and 1,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 1030.73 hectares
Population 2,677
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahaspur compares

By the 2011 count Sahaspur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 1030.73 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sahaspur

Sahaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahaspur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 38 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Durg Junction, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Saja 15 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Durg Junction 38 km
District headquarters Durg 38 km

Villages closest to Sahaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saja 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 2,677. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Sahaspur village has 1,341 males and 1,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahaspur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sahaspur is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahaspur covers 1030.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahaspur falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sahaspur is Durg Junction, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahaspur.

Sahaspur is about 38 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahaspur is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 15 km away. Ahīwāra is about 24 km away. Durg Junction is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naukesha (2.0 km), Luk (3.7 km) and Jamgaon (4.0 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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