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About Sangalbahita Village

Sangalbahita is one of the larger villages in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,574, made up of 5,152 males and 4,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sangalbahita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangalbahita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 1215 hectares
Population 9,574
Male Population 5,152
Female Population 4,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sangalbahita compares

By the 2011 count Sangalbahita is the 7th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 1215 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sangalbahita

Sangalbahita is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sangalbahita 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sangalbahita from other places

Sangalbahita lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 3.3 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 Sangalbahita
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 10 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Sangalbahita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangalbahita village had a population of 9,574. That makes it the 7th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sangalbahita village has 5,152 males and 4,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangalbahita has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sangalbahita is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sangalbahita covers 1215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sangalbahita falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sangalbahita is Bikramshila, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sangalbahita.

Sangalbahita is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangalbahita is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 3.3 km away. Colgong is about 10 km away. Bhagalpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Sahasram (under 2 km) and Dealpur (under 2 km).

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

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