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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 743 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 55.04 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 743
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 55.04 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rajendra Chak, Ram Chak, Rasulpur and Rasulpur Dakshinbar. 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 Sahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Sahapur village has 743 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 55.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahapur falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sahapur 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 Sahapur.

Sahapur is in Egra II tehsil of Purba 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 Sahapur today is likely to be higher.

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