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About Sahdew Khap Village

Sahdew Khap is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,181, made up of 1,659 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Sahdew Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahdew Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 3,181
Male Population 1,659
Female Population 1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahdew Khap compares

By the 2011 count Sahdew Khap is the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sahdew Khap

Sahdew Khap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahdew Khap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sahdew Khap from other places

Sahdew Khap lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Sahdew Khap
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Sahdew Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Sahdew Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahdew Khap village had a population of 3,181. That makes it the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sahdew Khap village has 1,659 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahdew Khap has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Sahdew Khap covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahdew Khap falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahdew Khap is Kastha, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahdew Khap.

Sahdew Khap is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahdew Khap is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 8.2 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahade Khap (under 2 km), Diprahiya (under 2 km) and Bagha Khap (under 2 km).

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

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