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About Sahara Village

Sahara is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,378, made up of 1,209 males and 1,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 318.08 hectares
Population 2,378
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 318.08 hectares work out to about 7.5 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 942.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raypur, Rayshali, Sadipur and Sahabazpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 2,378. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Sahara village has 1,209 males and 1,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 318.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahara falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahara.

Sahara is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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