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About Sehangaon Village

Sehangaon is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,536, made up of 1,312 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sehangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sehangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855115
Area (hectares) 206.02 hectares
Population 2,536
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sehangaon compares

By the 2011 count Sehangaon is the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 206.02 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 933.

Getting to Sehangaon

Sehangaon 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 Sehangaon 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 Sehangaon from other places

Sehangaon lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 20 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 Sehangaon
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 3.3 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Sehangaon

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 Sehangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Sehangaon village had a population of 2,536. That makes it the 40th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Sehangaon village has 1,312 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sehangaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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

Sehangaon covers 206.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sehangaon falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sehangaon is Hatwar, about 20 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 Sehangaon.

Sehangaon is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sehangaon is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 3.3 km away. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titiha (under 2 km), Saptia (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 Sehangaon today is likely to be higher.

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