Block / Subdivision → Gangarampur
District → Dakshin Dinajpur
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Sahara village is 310699. Sahara village is located in Gangarampur subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 15.9km away from sub-district headquarter Gangarampur (tehsildar office) and 39.5km away from district headquarter Balurghat. As per 2009 stats, Chaloon is the gram panchayat of Sahara village.
The total geographical area of village is 318.08 hectares. Sahara has a total population of 2,378 peoples, out of which male population is 1,209 while female population is 1,169. Literacy rate of sahara village is 67.41% out of which 72.87% males and 61.76% females are literate. There are about 542 houses in sahara village. Pincode of sahara village locality is 733140.
When it comes to administration, Sahara village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Sahara village comes under Kumarganj Vidhan Sabha constituency & Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency. Gangarampur is nearest town to sahara village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 20km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 2,378 | 1,209 | 1,169 |
| Literate Population | 1,603 | 881 | 722 |
| Illiterate Population | 775 | 328 | 447 |
| Sahara - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Chaloon |
| Block / Subdivision : | Gangarampur |
| District : | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 733140 |
| Area : | 318.08 hectares |
| Population : | 2,378 |
| Households : | 542 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Kumarganj |
| Parliament Constituency : | Balurghat |
| Nearest Town : | Gangarampur (20 km) |
| Villages in Chaloon Gram Panchayat | |
| Adigram | Banihari |
| Basudebpur | Chakshri |
| Chalun | Chhilimpur |
| Ghoradaura | Janchi |
| Katkihari | Kunail |
| Kurumsur | Madhya Raghunathpur |
| Mathurapur | Mirzzapur |
| Nitpur Prasadpur | Parbbatipur |
| Sahara | Samra |
| Shankarpur | Sidilim |
| Taraju | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Gangarampur |
| List of Subdivisions in Dakshin Dinajpur |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.