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About Sahajana Village

Sahajana is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,151, made up of 1,621 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.72 hectares hectares.

Sahajana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahajana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 298.72 hectares
Population 3,151
Male Population 1,621
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahajana compares

By the 2011 count Sahajana is the 22nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 298.72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sahajana

Sahajana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahajana as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sahajana from other places

Sahajana lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.1 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 Sahajana
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Bihar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 8.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Sahajana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahajana village had a population of 3,151. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Sahajana village has 1,621 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahajana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Sahajana covers 298.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahajana falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahajana is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sahajana.

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

Sahajana is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 3.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.6 km away. Rāiganj 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 Hura Hajra (under 2 km), Kaparanda (1.7 km) and Parla (2.0 km).

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

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