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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a large village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,307 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 96.05 hectares
Population 2,597
Male Population 1,307
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 96.05 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 55 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station Kachujor 6.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khoyrasol 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 2,597. That makes it the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Sahapur village has 1,307 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 96.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahapur falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Kachujor, about 6.1 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 village for Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 55 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 6.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Khoyrasol is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beledanga (2.6 km), Chandidaspur (3.0 km) and Meherpur (3.2 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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