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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 308 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700121, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 700121
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 308
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 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 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, 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
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Bira 9.0 km
Nearest town Naihāti 11 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdanga 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 589. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Sahapur village has 308 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 700121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahapur falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Bira, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 28 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Amdanga is about 4.6 km away. Bira is about 9.0 km away. Naihāti is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhanpur (under 2 km), Uludanga (under 2 km) and Adhata (1.8 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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