Sahanpur
Town
Sahanpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Sahanpur Sahanpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 29°37′59″N 78°19′23″E / 29.633°N 78.323°E / 29.633; 78.323
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Founded by	Padarath Singh
Government
• Chairman	Khursheed Mansoori
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,349
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 20

Sahanpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bijnor district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update], the India census^[1] showed Sahanpur had a population of 18,349. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sahanpur has an average literacy rate of 37%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 42%, and female literacy is 32%. In Sahanpur, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.