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About Sarangpur Village

Sarangpur is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,805, made up of 1,464 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares.

Sarangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarangpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 2,805
Male Population 1,464
Female Population 1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarangpur compares

By the 2011 count Sarangpur is the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Sarangpur

Sarangpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarangpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarangpur from other places

Sarangpur lies about 18 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 18 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 Sarangpur
Nearest town Shahbazpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 18 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 18 km

Villages closest to Sarangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarangpur village had a population of 2,805. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Sarangpur village has 1,464 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarangpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Sarangpur covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarangpur falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarangpur is Gogipothia Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sarangpur.

Sarangpur is about 18 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarangpur is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Arrah is about 18 km away. Bhojpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhmanpur (3.2 km), Sundarpur Barja (8.5 km) and Pathanpur (12 km).

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

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