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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a small village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 120 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, 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 Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 62.72 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 120
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 62.72 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sahapur

Sahapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahapur as Available within 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 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 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 8.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 8.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Sahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 239. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Sahapur village has 120 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Sahapur covers 62.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sahapur is Sudhani, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahapur.

Sahapur is about 16 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 Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 4.7 km away. Sudhani is about 8.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhanpur (under 2 km), Tunibhita (under 2 km) and Baijuar (under 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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