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About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 147 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, 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 Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 147
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saharpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharpur is the 168th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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
District headquarters Jamtara 15 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 30 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nala 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 300. That makes it the 168th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Saharpur village has 147 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Saharpur is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpur covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpur falls under Nala 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 village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nala 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 Paharpur (under 2 km), Amlajora (2.3 km) and Jamjoria (2.3 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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