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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a large village in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,893, made up of 1,479 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Hanskhali
Pincode 741502
Area (hectares) 235.82 hectares
Population 2,893
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 235.82 hectares work out to about 12 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 927.

Getting to Sahapur

The census records public bus service for Sahapur 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 Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 12 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Kalinagar, about 8.1 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 railway station Kalinagar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanskhali 12 km
District headquarters Nadia 12 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 12 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanskhali 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 2,893. That makes it the 30th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Sahapur village has 1,479 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 741502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 235.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Kalinagar, about 8.1 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 Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 12 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Kalinagar is about 8.1 km away. Hanskhali is about 12 km away. Nadia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (3.3 km), Naoda Kamalpur (3.3 km) and Gobindapur (9.3 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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