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About Sanihar Village

Sanihar is a large village in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,706, made up of 1,952 males and 1,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanihar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Alauli
Pincode 848201
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 3,706
Male Population 1,952
Female Population 1,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanihar compares

By the 2011 count Sanihar is the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Sanihar

The census records public bus service for Sanihar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanihar from other places

Sanihar lies about 21 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, about 2.8 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 Sanihar
Nearest town Bakhri 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Salauna 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Alauli 13 km
District headquarters Khagaria 21 km

Villages closest to Sanihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanihar village had a population of 3,706. That makes it the 29th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Sanihar village has 1,952 males and 1,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanihar has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Sanihar is 848201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanihar covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanihar falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanihar is Salauna, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanihar.

Sanihar is about 21 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanihar is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Bakhri is about 2.7 km away. Salauna is about 2.8 km away. Alauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (2.4 km), Imli (2.4 km) and Gaura Chak (2.8 km).

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

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