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About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a large village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,327 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Saharpur

Saharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Saharpur from other places

Saharpur lies about 111 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.9 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 Godda 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 18 km
District headquarters Jamtara 111 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharpur village had a population of 2,590. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Saharpur village has 1,327 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 952 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Saharpur is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpur covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saharpur falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpur is Godda, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saharpur.

Saharpur is about 111 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharpur is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Godda is about 7.9 km away. Narayanpur is about 18 km away. Jamtara is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmai (4.4 km), Rampur (4.8 km) and Kushmaha (6.1 km).

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

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