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About Sahijan Kalan Village

Sahijan Kalan is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 565 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Sahijan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahijan Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 565
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahijan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sahijan Kalan is the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Sahijan Kalan

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

How far is Sahijan Kalan from other places

Sahijan Kalan lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Sahijan Kalan
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Sahijan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya 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 Sahijan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijan Kalan village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Sahijan Kalan village has 565 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijan Kalan has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Sahijan Kalan covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahijan Kalan falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahijan Kalan is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahijan Kalan.

Sahijan Kalan is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahijan Kalan is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Katiya is about 24 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), Majhaulia (under 2 km) and Sahijanwa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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