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About Sahajpur Village

Sahajpur is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 874 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahajpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713424
Area (hectares) 195.86 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 874
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahajpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahajpur is the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 195.86 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sahajpur

The census records public bus service for Sahajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sahajpur from other places

Sahajpur 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 Sahajpur
Tehsil headquarters Raina 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 Sahajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahajpur village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Sahajpur village has 874 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahajpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sahajpur is 713424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahajpur covers 195.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahajpur falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahajpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahajpur.

Sahajpur 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.

Sahajpur is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Raina 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 Madanagar (3.0 km), Fakirpur (5.5 km) and Khalina (13 km).

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

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