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About Sahara Village

Sahara is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 488 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 146.86 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 488
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is the 116th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 146.86 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 980.

Getting to Sahara

The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahara from other places

Sahara lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Khardaha, about under 2 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 Sahara
Nearest railway station Khardaha under 2 km
Nearest town Khardah under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 30 km

Villages closest to Sahara

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 Sahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 974. That makes it the 116th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Sahara village has 488 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 146.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahara is Khardaha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sahara is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahara is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Khardaha is about under 2 km away. Khardah is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanpara (1.9 km), Sodpur (2.3 km) and Dangamaheshpur (3.9 km).

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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