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About Sajaur Village

Sajaur is one of the larger villages in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,584, made up of 4,049 males and 3,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Pincode 812006
Area (hectares) 564 hectares
Population 7,584
Male Population 4,049
Female Population 3,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajaur compares

By the 2011 count Sajaur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 13 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 886.

Getting to Sajaur

Sajaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sajaur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sajaur from other places

Sajaur lies about 7.3 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about under 2 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 Sajaur
Nearest railway station Sabaur under 2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 24 km

Villages closest to Sajaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajaur village had a population of 7,584. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sajaur village has 4,049 males and 3,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajaur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Sajaur is 812006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajaur covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sajaur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sajaur is Sabaur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sajaur.

Sajaur is about 7.3 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajaur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about under 2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 7.3 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (under 2 km), Rajanpur (2.2 km) and Rajpur Chaur (2.2 km).

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

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