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About Saheb Nagar Village

Saheb Nagar is a mid sized village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 608 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saheb Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saheb Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Khejuri II
Pincode 721431
Area (hectares) 281.32 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 608
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Saheb Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Saheb Nagar is the 44th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 281.32 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Saheb Nagar

Saheb Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saheb Nagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saheb Nagar from other places

Saheb Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Saheb Nagar
Nearest railway station Bandar under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 3.5 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khejuri II 28 km

Villages closest to Saheb Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri II 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 Saheb Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Saheb Nagar village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 44th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Saheb Nagar village has 608 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saheb Nagar has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Saheb Nagar is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saheb Nagar covers 281.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saheb Nagar falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Saheb Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Saheb Nagar.

Saheb Nagar is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saheb Nagar is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radha Nagar (under 2 km), Arak Bari (5.4 km) and Alichak (5.4 km).

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

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