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About Sahara Village

Sahara is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 46.69 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 8
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahara compares

By the 2011 count Sahara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 46.69 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sahara

Sahara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rola Pat, Rupnarayanpur, Sadek Mahammad and Sadhak Chak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahara village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Sahara village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahara has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Sahara is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahara covers 46.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahara falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sahara.

Sahara is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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