About Sahangaon Village

Sahangaon is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,779, made up of 2,009 males and 1,770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Sahangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	3,779
Male Population	2,009
Female Population	1,770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
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 Sahangaon compares

By the 2011 count Sahangaon is the 19th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sahangaon

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

Sahangaon lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 14 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 Sahangaon
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	14 km
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km
District headquarters	Purnia	32 km

Villages closest to Sahangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahangaon village had a population of 3,779. That makes it the 19th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Sahangaon village has 2,009 males and 1,770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahangaon has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Sahangaon covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahangaon falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahangaon is Jalalgarh, about 14 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 Sahangaon.

Sahangaon is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahangaon is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.1 km away. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.