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About Sahijanwa Khurd Village

Sahijanwa Khurd is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 335 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Sahijanwa Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahijanwa Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 335
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
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 Sahijanwa Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Sahijanwa Khurd is the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Sahijanwa Khurd

Sahijanwa Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahijanwa Khurd 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 Sahijanwa Khurd from other places

Sahijanwa Khurd lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 Sahijanwa Khurd
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 12 km
Nearest town Barauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Sahijanwa Khurd

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 Sahijanwa Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahijanwa Khurd village had a population of 730. That makes it the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Sahijanwa Khurd village has 335 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahijanwa Khurd has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Sahijanwa Khurd covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahijanwa Khurd falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahijanwa Khurd is Ratan Sarai, about 12 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 Sahijanwa Khurd.

Sahijanwa Khurd 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.

Sahijanwa Khurd is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 12 km away. Barauli is about 13 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 Sahijan Kalan (under 2 km), Sultanpur (under 2 km) and Bishunpura (1.9 km).

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

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