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About Sujapur Village

Sujapur is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,125, made up of 4,757 males and 4,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares.

Sujapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sujapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barari
Area (hectares) 755 hectares
Population 9,125
Male Population 4,757
Female Population 4,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sujapur compares

By the 2011 count Sujapur is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sujapur

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

How far is Sujapur from other places

Sujapur lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 5.5 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 Sujapur
Nearest railway station Semapur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barari 7.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 14 km

Villages closest to Sujapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sujapur village had a population of 9,125. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Sujapur village has 4,757 males and 4,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sujapur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Sujapur covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sujapur falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sujapur is Semapur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Sujapur.

Sujapur is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sujapur is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 5.5 km away. Barari is about 7.3 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Jot Ram Rai (1.8 km) and Giddha (1.9 km).

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

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