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About Saharpur Village

Saharpur is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 182 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 182
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saharpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharpur is the 104th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 38 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 14 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
District headquarters Pakur 38 km

Villages closest to Saharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 369. That makes it the 104th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Saharpur village has 182 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharpur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Saharpur is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharpur covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saharpur falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saharpur is Harinsing, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saharpur.

Saharpur is about 38 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 1.6 km away. Harinsing is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarsal (under 2 km), Chunpura (1.5 km) and Chak Pakuria (1.6 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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