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About Sahanagar Village

Sahanagar is a mid sized village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 399 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 60.66 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 399
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahanagar compares

By the 2011 count Sahanagar is the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 60.66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sahanagar

The census records public bus service for Sahanagar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahanagar from other places

Sahanagar lies about 79 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 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 Sahanagar
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 2.9 km
Nearest town Pakur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 13 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 79 km

Villages closest to Sahanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanagar village had a population of 805. That makes it the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Sahanagar village has 399 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanagar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sahanagar is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanagar covers 60.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahanagar falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahanagar is Kotalpukur, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sahanagar is about 79 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanagar is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kotalpukur is about 2.9 km away. Pakur is about 13 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajipur (4.5 km), Bhrigurampur (5.1 km) and Gobindarampur (5.1 km).

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

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