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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,326, made up of 1,184 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712407
Area (hectares) 68.2 hectares
Population 2,326
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 68.2 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 49 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nalpur, about 2.0 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 Sahapur
Nearest railway station Nalpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Pānchla 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 33 km
District headquarters Hugli 49 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 2,326. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Sahapur village has 1,184 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 712407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 68.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahapur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Nalpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 49 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Nalpur is about 2.0 km away. Pānchla is about 3.3 km away. Haripal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghubati (3.0 km), Chandanpur (4.9 km) and Basudebpur (9.0 km).

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

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