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About Paschim Sahapur Village

Paschim Sahapur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 682 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Sahapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 152.9 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 682
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paschim Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Sahapur is the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 152.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Paschim Sahapur

Paschim Sahapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paschim Sahapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paschim Sahapur from other places

Paschim Sahapur 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 Paschim Sahapur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 9.0 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 23 km

Villages closest to Paschim Sahapur

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 Paschim Sahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Sahapur village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Paschim Sahapur village has 682 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Sahapur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Sahapur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Sahapur covers 152.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Sahapur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

Paschim Sahapur 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.

Paschim Sahapur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Birbhum 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 Junedpur (4.2 km), Mathurapur (4.8 km) and Neturi (6.0 km).

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

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