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About Saharpura Village

Saharpura is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 101 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 67.24 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 101
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharpura compares

By the 2011 count Saharpura is the 186th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 67.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Saharpura

Saharpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saharpura as Available within <5 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 Saharpura from other places

Saharpura lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 3.0 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 Saharpura
Nearest railway station Harinsing 3.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Saharpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 Saharpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharpura village had a population of 210. That makes it the 186th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Saharpura village has 101 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpura has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Saharpura is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpura covers 67.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpura falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpura is Harinsing, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saharpura.

Saharpura is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharpura is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 3.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 25 km away. Masalia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahulbana (under 2 km), Pokharia (3.5 km) and Nayapara (3.8 km).

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

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