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About Sindani Village

Sindani is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,214, made up of 1,676 males and 1,538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Sindani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 3,214
Male Population 1,676
Female Population 1,538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindani compares

By the 2011 count Sindani is the 17th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sindani

Sindani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sindani as Available within 5 - 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 Sindani from other places

Sindani lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.8 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 Sindani
Nearest railway station Bela 6.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Sindani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindani village had a population of 3,214. That makes it the 17th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Sindani village has 1,676 males and 1,538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindani has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Sindani covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sindani falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sindani is Bela, about 6.8 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 village for Sindani.

Sindani is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sindani is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 6.8 km away. Tekāri is about 7.8 km away. Belaganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belarhi (under 2 km), Shankarpur (1.7 km) and Bajpura (2.6 km).

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

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