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About Shagunian Village

Shagunian is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 579 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares.

Shagunian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shagunian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 579
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shagunian compares

By the 2011 count Shagunian is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Shagunian

Shagunian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shagunian 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rupaili, Sahawa, Sakma and Sakraili. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shagunian

As per the Census of India 2011, Shagunian village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Shagunian village has 579 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shagunian has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Shagunian covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shagunian falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Shagunian notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Shagunian.

Shagunian is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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