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About Sahispur Village

Sahispur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 248 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahispur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahispur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 68.1 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 248
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahispur compares

By the 2011 count Sahispur is the 140th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 68.1 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sahispur

Sahispur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahispur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sahispur from other places

Sahispur lies about 3.4 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 Sahispur
District headquarters Birbhum 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 33 km

Villages closest to Sahispur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahispur village had a population of 497. That makes it the 140th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Sahispur village has 248 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahispur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sahispur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahispur covers 68.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahispur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahispur is Swadinpur, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Sahispur.

Sahispur is about 3.4 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahispur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Birbhum is about 3.4 km away. Swadinpur is about 4.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraipur (under 2 km), Mallikpur (2.9 km) and Dahira (4.7 km).

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

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