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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 887 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 262.01 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 887
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 55th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 262.01 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahapur 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 village. 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 Sagardighi 35 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 Sagardighi 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 Sahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 55th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Sahapur village has 887 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 262.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Sagardighi 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 village.

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 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 8.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 9.0 km away. Sagardighi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Olahar (4.1 km), Char Mathurapur (4.8 km) and Budhi (6.7 km).

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

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