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About Sahaspur Village

Sahaspur is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 292 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahaspur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 162.91 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 292
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahaspur compares

By the 2011 count Sahaspur is the 112th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 162.91 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Murhipar, about 26 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 town Khairāgarh 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 15 km
Nearest railway station Murhipar 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Sahaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuikhadan 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 587. That makes it the 112th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Sahaspur village has 292 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahaspur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sahaspur is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahaspur covers 162.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahaspur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sahaspur is Murhipar, about 26 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 km distance for Sahaspur.

Sahaspur is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahaspur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairāgarh is about 5.7 km away. Chhuikhadan is about 15 km away. Murhipar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurla Khar (3.0 km), Sandi (3.3 km) and Amarpur (5.2 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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