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About Sahajapur Village

Sahajapur is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 757 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahajapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731204
Area (hectares) 312.28 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 757
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahajapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahajapur is the 42nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 312.28 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Sahajapur

Sahajapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahajapur as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahajapur from other places

Sahajapur lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.0 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 Sahajapur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Sahajapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Sahajapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahajapur village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Sahajapur village has 757 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahajapur has about 966 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Sahajapur is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahajapur covers 312.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahajapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahajapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 9.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahajapur.

Sahajapur is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahajapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Chandipur (2.6 km), Uttar Chandipur (2.6 km) and Mahula (2.8 km).

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

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