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About Sahapara Village

Sahapara is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 332 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 64.05 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 332
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahapara compares

By the 2011 count Sahapara is the 136th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 64.05 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sahapara

Sahapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahapara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahapara from other places

Sahapara lies about 121 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.6 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 Sahapara
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 5.6 km
Nearest town Jangipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 29 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 121 km

Villages closest to Sahapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapara village had a population of 678. That makes it the 136th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sahapara village has 332 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapara has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sahapara is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapara covers 64.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapara falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapara is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahapara.

Sahapara is about 121 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapara is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 5.6 km away. Jangipur is about 16 km away. Tapan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanchai (2.7 km), Madanpur (3.6 km) and Fatepur (4.4 km).

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

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