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About Sailopur Village

Sailopur is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 540 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Sailopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sailopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 540
Female Population 517
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 Sailopur compares

By the 2011 count Sailopur is the 104th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sailopur

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

Sailopur lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 6.3 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 Sailopur
Nearest railway station Jakhim 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 16 km

Villages closest to Sailopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sailopur village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 104th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Sailopur village has 540 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sailopur 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 925.

Sailopur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sailopur falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sailopur is Jakhim, about 6.3 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 Sailopur.

Sailopur is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sailopur is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 6.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 12 km away. Aurangabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darmian (under 2 km), Majkhar (under 2 km) and Baligawan (under 2 km).

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

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