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About Sahanpur Village

Sahanpur is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 89 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.08 hectares hectares.

Sahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 88.08 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 89
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Sahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahanpur is the 559th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 88.08 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sahanpur

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

Sahanpur lies about 31 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chakraj Mal, 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 Sahanpur
Nearest town Nūrpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Chakraj Mal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 15 km
District headquarters Bijnor 31 km

Villages closest to Sahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanpur village had a population of 173. That makes it the 559th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Sahanpur village has 89 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Sahanpur covers 88.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahanpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahanpur is Chakraj Mal, about 14 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 Sahanpur.

Sahanpur is about 31 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nūrpur is about 7.7 km away. Chakraj Mal is about 14 km away. Dhampur 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 Sahabpur (under 2 km), Hirdaya Rampur (under 2 km) and Jairampur (under 2 km).

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

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