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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 552 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, 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 Purbasthali I
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 175.76 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 552
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 175.76 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Purbasthali I 1.6 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 1.6 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.6 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbasthali I 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 1,072. That makes it the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Sahapur village has 552 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 175.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Purbasthali I 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Purbasthali I is about 1.6 km away. Barddhaman is about 1.6 km away. Barddhaman Junction 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 Bhatsala (3.7 km), Golahat (3.9 km) and Dhamai (3.9 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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