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About Saidpur Village

Saidpur is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,321 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Saidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saidpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 2,505
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saidpur compares

By the 2011 count Saidpur is the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saidpur

Saidpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saidpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saidpur from other places

Saidpur lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 10 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 Saidpur
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 18 km
District headquarters Araria 20 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km

Villages closest to Saidpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saidpur village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 58th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Saidpur village has 1,321 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saidpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Saidpur covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saidpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saidpur is Kusiargaon, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saidpur.

Saidpur is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saidpur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 10 km away. Raniganj is about 18 km away. Araria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikra (1.7 km), Karankia (1.9 km) and Dhobinia (2.0 km).

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

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