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About Sagunia Village

Sagunia is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 800 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Sagunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagunia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 800
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagunia compares

By the 2011 count Sagunia is the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sagunia

Sagunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagunia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sagunia from other places

Sagunia lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 15 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 Sagunia
Nearest railway station Bela 15 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 28 km
District headquarters Banka 28 km

Villages closest to Sagunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagunia village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 58th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sagunia village has 800 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagunia has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Sagunia covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sagunia falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sagunia is Bela, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sagunia.

Sagunia is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagunia is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Dhuraiya is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rabidih (under 2 km), Gauri Chak (under 2 km) and Gaura (under 2 km).

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

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