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About Sanalpur Village

Sanalpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 560 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Sanalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 560
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sanalpur is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sanalpur

Sanalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sanalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sanalpur from other places

Sanalpur lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 9.4 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 Sanalpur
Nearest railway station Wena 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 11 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 16 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Sanalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanalpur village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Sanalpur village has 560 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanalpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Sanalpur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanalpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanalpur is Wena, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sanalpur.

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

Sanalpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 9.4 km away. Harnaut is about 11 km away. Bar Bigha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauria (1.7 km), Bafniwan (2.7 km) and Kharthua (2.9 km).

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

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