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About Sahaspur Village

Sahaspur is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 621 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 106.03 hectares
Population 1,205
Male Population 621
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahaspur compares

By the 2011 count Sahaspur is the 91st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 106.03 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sahaspur

The census records public bus service for Sahaspur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahaspur from other places

Sahaspur lies about 5.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 13 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 Sahaspur
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 5.2 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 17 km

Villages closest to Sahaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahaspur village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 91st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sahaspur village has 621 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahaspur 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 938.

The pincode recorded for Sahaspur is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahaspur covers 106.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahaspur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahaspur is Kanki, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahaspur.

Sahaspur is about 5.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahaspur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 5.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.2 km away. Kanki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaspur (under 2 km), Kahalgaon (under 2 km) and Bidyanandapur (under 2 km).

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

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