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About Saheb Nagar Village

Saheb Nagar is a small village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 100 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saheb Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saheb Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 34.92 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 100
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Saheb Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Saheb Nagar is the 49th 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 34.92 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Saheb Nagar

Saheb Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saheb Nagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saheb Nagar from other places

Saheb Nagar lies about 60 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Basudebpur, about 2.5 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 Saheb Nagar
Nearest railway station Basudebpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 20 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 60 km

Villages closest to Saheb Nagar

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 Saheb Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Saheb Nagar village had a population of 199. That makes it the 49th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Saheb Nagar village has 100 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheb Nagar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

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

Saheb Nagar covers 34.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheb Nagar falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saheb Nagar is Basudebpur, about 2.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saheb Nagar.

Saheb Nagar is about 60 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saheb Nagar is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Basudebpur is about 2.5 km away. Dhuliān is about 4.2 km away. Farakka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikarpur (1.7 km), Kashinagar (3.9 km) and Mahadeb Nagar (6.0 km).

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

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