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About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a mid sized village in Jamtara tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,507, made up of 779 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.97 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 Jamtara
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 302.97 hectares
Population 1,507
Male Population 779
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 302.97 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 15 km from Jamtara, 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
Tehsil headquarters Jamtara 15 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 15 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamtara 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 1,507. That makes it the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Saharpur village has 779 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Saharpur covers 302.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpur falls under Jamtara tehsil of Jamtara 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saharpur.

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

The closest recorded villages are Birajpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Sonathar (1.9 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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