About Sapa Village

Sapa is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,224, made up of 1,170 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.3 hectares hectares.

Sapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	417.3 hectares
Population	2,224
Male Population	1,170
Female Population	1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 Sapa compares

By the 2011 count Sapa is the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 417.3 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sapa

Sapa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sapa 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 Sapa from other places

Sapa lies about 18 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 5.1 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 Sapa
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	5.1 km
Nearest town	Kasba	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	18 km
District headquarters	Araria	18 km

Villages closest to Sapa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat 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.

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Common questions about Sapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapa village had a population of 2,224. That makes it the 54th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Sapa village has 1,170 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Sapa covers 417.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sapa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sapa is Satar Halt, about 5.1 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 Sapa.

Sapa is about 18 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Jokihat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.