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About Sagawan Village

Sagawan is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 594 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Sagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 594
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagawan compares

By the 2011 count Sagawan is the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 83 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 940.

Getting to Sagawan

Sagawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sagawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sagawan from other places

Sagawan lies about 33 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 19 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 Sagawan
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 19 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 20 km
District headquarters Jamui 33 km

Villages closest to Sagawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Sagawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagawan village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Sagawan village has 594 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagawan has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Sagawan covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagawan falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sagawan is Adarsh Manpur, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sagawan.

Sagawan is about 33 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagawan is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 3.4 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 19 km away. Sheikhpura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahchha (under 2 km), Danr (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (under 2 km).

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

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