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Sahnagar

Mohammad Bazar mandal
Pincode 731127
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Sahnagar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

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Temple in Mohammad Bazar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mohammad Bazar mandal is Temple and Rasmancha (Damodar Temple). No temple of this dedication is on record within Sahnagar itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sahnagar is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, comprising 1,747 people across 388 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.7%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMI BESRA
Contact: 83****4636
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LGD code
316899
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population
1,747
Households
388
Literacy rate
65.7%
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000♂
Workers
578
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Kolkata
174 km
Distance to Delhi
1159 km
Nearest railway station
Sainthia Junction · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Puranagram Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sahnagar compares

By population, Sahnagar ranks #31 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.7%
+9.8% vs mandal average
Sahnagar
65.7%
Mohammad Bazar mandal
55.9%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−4 vs mandal average
Sahnagar
965
Mohammad Bazar mandal
969
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
Sahnagar
4.5
Mohammad Bazar mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sahnagar at a glance

Sahnagar is a village of 1,747 people in 388 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 31st-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 66%, 10 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Birbhum district centre, 13 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 6 km from Sainthia Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316899. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is LAXMI BESRA, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 1,954 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Puranagram

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sahnagar · this village1,74766%
Heruka · Mohammad Bazar2,13966%0.8 km E
Salchapra · Sainthia1,41154%1.5 km SE
Puranagram · Mohammad Bazar1,92454%1.9 km NW
Jashoda · Sainthia72355%2.2 km E
Bagdola · Sainthia72166%2.7 km S
Gournagar · Balagarh38766%2.8 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sahnagar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
55.34
Irrigated area (ha)
36.48
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Sahnagar

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sahnagar

LGD code
316899
Pincode
731127
Post office
Md.Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,747
Population (projected 2026)
1,954
Households
388
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
965
Literacy rate
65.7%
Coordinates
23.98933°N, 87.63440°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sainthia
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krishna Kanta Saha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LAXMI BESRA
Block / Mandal
Mohammad Bazar
Getting there

How to reach Sahnagar

Mandal centre
Mohammad Bazar · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata174 kmcapital
  • Delhi1159 km
  • Hyderabad1201 km
  • Chennai1439 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSainthia Junction6 km
  • Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank14 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump14 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University35 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post55 km
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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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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