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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,306 males and 1,253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713408
Area (hectares) 315.64 hectares
Population 2,559
Male Population 1,306
Female Population 1,253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 315.64 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur 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 Sahapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 1.6 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.6 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 Sahapur
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 1.6 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 2,559. That makes it the 31st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Sahapur village has 1,306 males and 1,253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 315.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Barddhaman Junction, about 1.6 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 village for Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 1.6 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman is about 1.6 km away. Barddhaman Junction is about 1.6 km away. Barddhamān is about 1.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadarpur (under 2 km), Amra (3.9 km) and Kulingram (8.2 km).

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

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