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About Sahanpur Village

Sahanpur is a mid sized village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 629 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 127.88 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 629
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahanpur is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 127.88 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sahanpur

Sahanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahanpur from other places

Sahanpur lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 9.0 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 Sahanpur
Nearest railway station Bira 9.0 km
Nearest town Naihāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km

Villages closest to Sahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul I 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 Sahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanpur village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Sahanpur village has 629 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanpur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Sahanpur is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanpur covers 127.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahanpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahanpur is Bira, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahanpur.

Sahanpur is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 9.0 km away. Naihāti is about 11 km away. Khanakul I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankarpur (6.7 km), Amarpur (6.9 km) and Gangpur (7.8 km).

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

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