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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Saharbati is a village in Beldanga-II mandal, Murshidabad district, West Bengal. With a population of 889 across 192 households, it has a literacy rate of 62.5%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bapan Ghosh
Contact: 95****0420
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- LGD code
- 315624
- Pincode
- 742405
- Post office
- Satui
- Population
- 889
- Households
- 192
- Literacy rate
- 62.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1058 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 251
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 149 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1214 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kazipara Halt · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Saktipur Rural Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Saharbati compares
By population, Saharbati ranks #55 of 71 villages in Beldanga - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.5%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Saharbati
- 62.5%
- Beldanga - II mandal
- 58.4%
- Murshidabad district
- 57.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,058
+119 vs mandal average
- Saharbati
- 1,058
- Beldanga - II mandal
- 939
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Saharbati
- 4.6
- Beldanga - II mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saharbati at a glance
Saharbati is a village of 889 people in 192 households (Census 2011) in Beldanga - II block, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, the 55th-largest of 71 villages in Beldanga - II block. Literacy is 63%, 4 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Murshidabad district centre, 5 km from Saktipur, the nearest town, 1 km from Kazipara Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 742405, served by Satui post office; the LGD village code is 315624. The nearest hospital or health centre is Saktipur Rural Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Bapan Ghosh, and the village votes in Rejinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Humayun Kabir. The population is estimated at 994 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kamnagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saharbati · this village | 889 | 63% | — |
| Maklishpur · Beldanga - II | 3,239 | 64% | 0.7 km SW |
| Alikpur · Beldanga - II | 972 | 61% | 0.9 km SE |
| Char Mirzapur · Beldanga - I | 2,171 | 37% | 1.5 km E |
| Charkam Nagar · Beldanga - II | 1,683 | 68% | 2.7 km N |
| Kamnagar · Beldanga - II | 7,923 | 62% | 2.6 km NW |
| Mashimpur · Beldanga - II | 2,203 | 72% | 2.7 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Saharbati
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 71.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Saharbati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Saharbati
- LGD code
- 315624
- Pincode
- 742405
- Post office
- Satui
- Population (Census 2011)
- 889
- Population (projected 2026)
- 994
- Households
- 192
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1058
- Literacy rate
- 62.5%
- Coordinates
- 23.90077°N, 88.19693°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baharampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rejinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Yusuf Pathan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Humayun Kabir
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bapan Ghosh
- Block / Mandal
- Beldanga - II
- Nearest police station
- Godagari Model Police Station (63.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- Godagari Prime Post Office (63.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited ATM ডাচ-বাংলা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড এটিএম (64.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Saharbati
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata149 kmcapital
- Delhi1214 km
- Hyderabad1243 km
- Chennai1464 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKazipara Halt1 km
- Bus stopKalibari More Busstop16 km
- Hospital / PHCSaktipur Rural Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankATM16 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil23 km
- CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College17 km
- Police stationBhagwangola Police Station49 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Saharbati
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 742405
- KamnagarBeldanga - II mandal7,923 pop
- Bara SatuiBerhampore mandal5,136 pop
- Chhota SatuiBerhampore mandal4,745 pop
- CharmahulaBerhampore mandal4,525 pop
- ChumarigachaBerhampore mandal4,481 pop
- KataliaBerhampore mandal4,198 pop
- RanipurKandi mandal3,383 pop
- Arazi MadhupurBerhampore mandal3,352 pop
- MaklishpurBeldanga - II mandal3,239 pop
Villages near Saharbati
Other villages in Beldanga - II mandal
View all 60+ →- Andul Baria
- Saktipur
- Kashipur
- Rejinagar
- Loknathpur
- Manikahar
- Jhikra
- Kamnagar
- Rampara Faridpur
- Nazirpur
- Gopalpur
- Takipur
- Amarpur
- Palitpara
- Jainagar
- Pilkhana
- Bachhara
- Mahata
- Mian
- Gholla
- Bikal Nagar
- Kataikona
- Sadhukhali
- Dakshin Bachhara
- Kadkhali
- Bidupara
- Chhatiani
- Maradighi
- Tegharia
- Kulbaria
- Ramnagar
- Maklishpur
- Mahammadpur
- Chak Rangapara
- Bazarsau
- Ramna Dadpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)