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About Sahabganj Village

Sahabganj is a mid sized village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 883 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahabganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahabganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Pincode 854335
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 883
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sahabganj compares

By the 2011 count Sahabganj is the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sahabganj

The census records public bus service for Sahabganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahabganj from other places

Sahabganj lies about 48 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj railway station, about 2.5 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 Sahabganj
Nearest railway station Narpatganj railway station 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 2.8 km
Nearest town Bhawanipur 12 km
District headquarters Araria 48 km

Villages closest to Sahabganj

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

Common questions about Sahabganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahabganj village had a population of 1,705. That makes it the 50th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Sahabganj village has 883 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahabganj has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Sahabganj is 854335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahabganj covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahabganj falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahabganj is Narpatganj railway station, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahabganj.

Sahabganj is about 48 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahabganj is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Narpatganj railway station is about 2.5 km away. Narpatganj is about 2.8 km away. Bhawanipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumannagar (under 2 km), Rajganj (1.7 km) and Dahrahra (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sahabganj today is likely to be higher.

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