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About Sahanagar Village

Sahanagar is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 267 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Panskura
Pincode 721139
Area (hectares) 35.88 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 267
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahanagar compares

By the 2011 count Sahanagar is the 179th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 35.88 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sahanagar

Sahanagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahanagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahanagar from other places

Sahanagar lies about 38 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Saheed Matangini, about 14 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 Sahanagar
Nearest town Tamlūk 12 km
Nearest railway station Saheed Matangini 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Panskura 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 38 km

Villages closest to Sahanagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panskura 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 Sahanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahanagar village had a population of 518. That makes it the 179th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Sahanagar village has 267 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahanagar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sahanagar is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahanagar covers 35.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahanagar falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahanagar is Saheed Matangini, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sahanagar.

Sahanagar is about 38 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahanagar is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Tamlūk is about 12 km away. Saheed Matangini is about 14 km away. Panskura is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharu Radhanagar (under 2 km), Shyampur (3.7 km) and Rajnagar (5.1 km).

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

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