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About Sahara Village

Sahara is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 598 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 256.18 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 598
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is the 35th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 256.18 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranjubil, Rasiladaha, Sabdalkhani and Sadhail. 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 Sahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 35th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Sahara village has 598 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 256.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahara falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Sahara is in Maldah Old 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 Sahara today is likely to be higher.

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