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About Sahiaganj Village

Sahiaganj is one of the larger villages in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,014, made up of 6,206 males and 5,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834 hectares hectares.

Sahiaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahiaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Area (hectares) 834 hectares
Population 12,014
Male Population 6,206
Female Population 5,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sahiaganj compares

By the 2011 count Sahiaganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 834 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sahiaganj

The census records public bus service for Sahiaganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sahiaganj from other places

Sahiaganj lies about 75 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj railway station, about 2.5 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 Sahiaganj
Nearest railway station Narpatganj railway station 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawanipur 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 75 km

Villages closest to Sahiaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahiaganj village had a population of 12,014. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Sahiaganj village has 6,206 males and 5,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahiaganj has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Sahiaganj covers 834 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahiaganj falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahiaganj is Narpatganj railway station, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahiaganj.

Sahiaganj is about 75 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahiaganj is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Narpatganj railway station is about 2.5 km away. Bhawanipur is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (3.2 km), Garhia (5.5 km) and Chandaili Karmchand (5.6 km).

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

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