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About Sahilapur Village

Sahilapur is a large village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,984, made up of 1,544 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahilapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak III
Pincode 732201
Area (hectares) 263.33 hectares
Population 2,984
Male Population 1,544
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahilapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahilapur is the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 263.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sahilapur

Sahilapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahilapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Par Paranpara, Par Shibpur, Sabdulpur and Sahaband Chak. 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 Sahilapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahilapur village had a population of 2,984. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Sahilapur village has 1,544 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahilapur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sahilapur is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahilapur covers 263.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahilapur falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahilapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahilapur.

Sahilapur is in Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah 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 Sahilapur today is likely to be higher.

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