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About Saniya Barahta Village

Saniya Barahta is a small village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 23 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,435 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Saniya Barahta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saniya Barahta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 23
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,435
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saniya Barahta compares

By the 2011 count Saniya Barahta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Saniya Barahta

Saniya Barahta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saniya Barahta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saniya Barahta from other places

Saniya Barahta lies about 120 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 16 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 Saniya Barahta
Nearest town Benipur 13 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 120 km

Villages closest to Saniya Barahta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur 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 Saniya Barahta

As per the Census of India 2011, Saniya Barahta village had a population of 56. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Saniya Barahta village has 23 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saniya Barahta has about 1435 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Saniya Barahta covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saniya Barahta falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saniya Barahta is Biraul, about 16 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 km distance for Saniya Barahta.

Saniya Barahta is about 120 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saniya Barahta is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Benipur is about 13 km away. Biraul is about 16 km away. Jagdishpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Pokhar (under 2 km), Barad Parwa (under 2 km) and Mobarakpur (under 2 km).

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

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