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About Purbba Sahapur Village

Purbba Sahapur is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 312 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Sahapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 108.82 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 312
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Purbba Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Sahapur is the 104th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 108.82 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Purbba Sahapur

Purbba Sahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Sahapur 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 Purbba Sahapur from other places

Purbba 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 Purbba Sahapur
Nearest railway station Kachujor 6.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Purbba Sahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Sahapur village had a population of 603. That makes it the 104th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Purbba Sahapur village has 312 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Sahapur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Sahapur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Sahapur covers 108.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purbba Sahapur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

Purbba 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.

Purbba Sahapur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 6.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Labpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dula Sahapur (under 2 km), Sahurapur (under 2 km) and Shaspur (under 2 km).

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

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