About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a small village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 198 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Purbi Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	164.46 hectares
Population	406
Male Population	198
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
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 Saharpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharpur is the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 164.46 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Saharpur

Saharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saharpur 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 Saharpur from other places

Saharpur lies about 51 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Vidyasagar, about 11 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 Saharpur
Nearest railway station	Vidyasagar	11 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purbi Tundi	31 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	51 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

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

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Common questions about Saharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharpur village had a population of 406. That makes it the 49th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Saharpur village has 198 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Saharpur is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpur covers 164.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpur falls under Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpur is Vidyasagar, about 11 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 Saharpur.

Saharpur is about 51 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharpur is in Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Vidyasagar is about 11 km away. Jāmtāra is about 15 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.