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About Sabda Village

Sabda is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,933, made up of 2,085 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sabda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sabda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Pincode 854114
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 3,933
Male Population 2,085
Female Population 1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sabda compares

By the 2011 count Sabda is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sabda

Sabda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sabda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sabda from other places

Sabda lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, 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 Sabda
Nearest railway station Bakhri 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Falka 9.8 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Sabda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sabda village had a population of 3,933. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Sabda village has 2,085 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sabda has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Sabda is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sabda covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sabda falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sabda is Bakhri, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sabda.

Sabda is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sabda is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 6.2 km away. Falka is about 9.8 km away. Naugachhia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pothia (under 2 km), Maharaji Chakla (under 2 km) and Lohni (under 2 km).

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

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