About Sahasra Village

Sahasra 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 1,731, made up of 864 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahasra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733201
Area (hectares)	266.68 hectares
Population	1,731
Male Population	864
Female Population	867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sahasra compares

By the 2011 count Sahasra is the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 266.68 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sahasra

Sahasra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahasra 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahasra from other places

Sahasra lies about 3.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.2 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 Sahasra
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	3.2 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Surja Kama	7.2 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	20 km

Villages closest to Sahasra

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.

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Common questions about Sahasra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahasra village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 61st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sahasra village has 864 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahasra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sahasra is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahasra covers 266.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahasra is Surja Kama, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sahasra.

Sahasra is about 3.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahasra is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 3.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 3.2 km away. Surja Kama is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.