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About Sanah Village

Sanah is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 767 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Sanah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 767
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanah compares

By the 2011 count Sanah is the 49th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Sanah

Sanah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanah as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sanah from other places

Sanah lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 4.8 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 Sanah
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 4.8 km
Nearest town Mirganj 15 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 24 km

Villages closest to Sanah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanah village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 49th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Sanah village has 767 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanah has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Sanah covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanah falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanah is Phulwaria, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Sanah.

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

Sanah is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 4.8 km away. Mirganj is about 15 km away. Gopalganj 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 Sajapur (2.9 km), Bhagwanpur (4.1 km) and Diara Isapur (8.7 km).

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

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