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About Sahapur Village

Sahapur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 595 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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 Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 147.88 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 595
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Sahapur compares

By the 2011 count Sahapur is the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 147.88 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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 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 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 Raiganj 35 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 Raiganj 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 1,171. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Sahapur village has 595 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahapur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Sahapur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahapur covers 147.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahapur falls under Raiganj 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 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 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 Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Harishchandrapur is about 3.6 km away. Manihāri is about 24 km away. Raiganj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Manoharpur (5.7 km), Deogan (5.9 km) and Pariharpur (6.1 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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