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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 382 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 80.83 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 382
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 142nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 80.83 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahapur 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 Sahapur from other places

Sahapur lies about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 3.6 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 Sahapur
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 3.6 km
Nearest town Manihāri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 55 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahapur village had a population of 737. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Sahapur village has 382 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 80.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Harishchandrapur, about 3.6 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 Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahapur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 3.6 km away. Manihāri is about 24 km away. Itahar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsata (4.7 km), Abhinagar (5.2 km) and Malinagar (5.2 km).

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

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