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About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 352 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares.

Saharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 352
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Saharpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharpur is the 91st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Saharpur

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

Saharpur lies about 32 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 7.2 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 Chatra 7.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 32 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 721. That makes it the 91st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Saharpur village has 352 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Saharpur covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpur is Chatra, about 7.2 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 Saharpur.

Saharpur is about 32 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 7.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 8.4 km away. Maheshpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaipahari (under 2 km), Balaktola (under 2 km) and Kadamdanga (under 2 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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