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About Sahajpur Village

Sahajpur is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 46 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 13.38 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 46
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Sahajpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahajpur is the 199th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 13.38 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sahajpur

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

Sahajpur lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 8.6 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 Sahajpur
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 3.0 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 8.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 12 km

Villages closest to Sahajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahajpur village had a population of 84. That makes it the 199th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Sahajpur village has 46 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahajpur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sahajpur is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahajpur covers 13.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahajpur falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahajpur is New Giridih, about 8.6 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 Sahajpur.

Sahajpur is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahajpur is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.0 km away. New Giridih is about 8.6 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambad (under 2 km), Jambad Sani (under 2 km) and Basmata (under 2 km).

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

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