About Sagar Village

Sagar is one of the larger villages in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,065, made up of 2,962 males and 3,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 720.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	845416
Area (hectares)	720.4 hectares
Population	6,065
Male Population	2,962
Female Population	3,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Sagar is the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 720.4 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Sagar

Sagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sagar as Available within 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 Sagar from other places

Sagar lies about 23 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 4.4 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 Sagar
Nearest railway station	Pipra	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	11 km
Nearest town	Chākia	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	23 km

Villages closest to Sagar

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

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Common questions about Sagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagar village had a population of 6,065. That makes it the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Sagar village has 2,962 males and 3,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagar has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Sagar is 845416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagar covers 720.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagar falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sagar is Pipra, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sagar.

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

Sagar is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 4.4 km away. Chakia is about 11 km away. Chākia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.