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About Saharda Village

Saharda 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 1,262, made up of 668 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 127.72 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 668
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharda compares

By the 2011 count Saharda is the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 127.72 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Saharda

Saharda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saharda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ram Chak, Rasulpur, Rasulpur Dakshinbar and Rukminipur. 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 Saharda

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharda village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Saharda village has 668 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharda has about 889 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 Saharda is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharda covers 127.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Saharda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Saharda.

Saharda 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 Saharda today is likely to be higher.

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