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About Saranpur Village

Saranpur is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 25 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Saranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 25
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saranpur compares

By the 2011 count Saranpur is the 193rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Saranpur

Saranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saranpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Saranpur from other places

Saranpur lies about 88 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 18 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 Saranpur
Nearest town Shahbazpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Gogipothia Halt 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 88 km

Villages closest to Saranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saranpur village had a population of 50. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Saranpur village has 25 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saranpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Saranpur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saranpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saranpur is Gogipothia Halt, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saranpur.

Saranpur is about 88 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saranpur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Shahbazpur is about 16 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 18 km away. Kadwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahanpur (under 2 km), Sundargachhi Milik (under 2 km) and Kolha (1.7 km).

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

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