About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is one of the larger villages in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,409, made up of 2,763 males and 2,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	193.56 hectares
Population	5,409
Male Population	2,763
Female Population	2,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 193.56 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 46 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, 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 Sahapur
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	19 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	46 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

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

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Common questions about Sahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 5,409. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Sahapur village has 2,763 males and 2,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 958 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 193.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahapur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Rampurhat Junction, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 46 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Khargram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.