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About Sapha Village

Sapha is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 857 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 132.16 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 857
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sapha compares

By the 2011 count Sapha is the 60th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 132.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sapha

Sapha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sapha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sapha from other places

Sapha lies about 23 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 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 Sapha
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 6.2 km
Nearest town Kataiya 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 23 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Sapha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapha village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 60th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sapha village has 857 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapha has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sapha is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sapha covers 132.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sapha falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sapha is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sapha.

Sapha is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapha is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 6.2 km away. Kataiya is about 15 km away. Kuchaikote is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangru Chhapar (under 2 km), Patti Chakkargopi (under 2 km) and Rampur Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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