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About Sanhanpura Village

Sanhanpura is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 369 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Sanhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 369
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Sanhanpura is the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sanhanpura

Sanhanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanhanpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanhanpura from other places

Sanhanpura lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 7.0 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 Sanhanpura
Tehsil headquarters Obra 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 7.0 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km

Villages closest to Sanhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanhanpura village had a population of 722. That makes it the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Sanhanpura village has 369 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanhanpura has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Sanhanpura covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanhanpura falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanhanpura is Phesar, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sanhanpura.

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

Sanhanpura is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 6.5 km away. Phesar is about 7.0 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanokhar (under 2 km), Ahirari (under 2 km) and Bel (1.9 km).

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

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