Skip to main content

About Sapahi Village

Sapahi is one of the larger villages in Turkaulia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,463, made up of 5,501 males and 4,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950.6 hectares hectares.

Sapahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Turkaulia
Area (hectares) 950.6 hectares
Population 10,463
Male Population 5,501
Female Population 4,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Sapahi compares

By the 2011 count Sapahi is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents. Its 950.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sapahi

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

Sapahi lies about 71 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dudahi, about 8.3 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 Sapahi
Nearest railway station Dudahi 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Turkaulia 13 km
Nearest town Kataiya 18 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 71 km

Villages closest to Sapahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapahi village had a population of 10,463. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,466 residents.

Sapahi village has 5,501 males and 4,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapahi has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Sapahi covers 950.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sapahi falls under Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sapahi is Dudahi, about 8.3 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 Sapahi.

Sapahi is about 71 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapahi is in Turkaulia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dudahi is about 8.3 km away. Turkaulia is about 13 km away. Kataiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Ray Khas (4.8 km), Belwa Ray Tola Narirawa (4.8 km) and Amwa (7.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.