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About Sahanali Village

Sahanali is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 641 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 352.47 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 641
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahanali compares

By the 2011 count Sahanali is the 57th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 352.47 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sahanali

Sahanali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahanali 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ratinathpur, Raypur, Rayshali and Sadipur. 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 Sahanali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanali village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 57th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Sahanali village has 641 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanali has about 975 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 Sahanali is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanali covers 352.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sahanali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sahanali.

Sahanali 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 Sahanali today is likely to be higher.

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