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About Sahiya Village

Sahiya is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,927, made up of 1,508 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares.

Sahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 2,927
Male Population 1,508
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahiya compares

By the 2011 count Sahiya is the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sahiya

Sahiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahiya 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. The nearest villages by name are Pura, Rengana, Rudai and Sabalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sahiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiya village had a population of 2,927. That makes it the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Sahiya village has 1,508 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiya has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Sahiya covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahiya falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Sahiya notes the nearest railway station 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 Sahiya.

Sahiya is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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