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About Saptia Village

Saptia is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 383 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saptia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saptia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 106.14 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 383
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Saptia compares

By the 2011 count Saptia is the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 106.14 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Saptia

Saptia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saptia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saptia from other places

Saptia lies about 24 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 21 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 Saptia
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 4.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 21 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Saptia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saptia village had a population of 765. That makes it the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Saptia village has 383 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saptia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Saptia is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saptia covers 106.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saptia falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saptia is Hatwar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saptia.

Saptia is about 24 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saptia is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 4.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Hatwar 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 Bishunpur (under 2 km), Sehangaon (under 2 km) and Bahkol (under 2 km).

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

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