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About Sadhwa Village

Sadhwa is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 216 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Sadhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 216
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sadhwa compares

By the 2011 count Sadhwa is the 135th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sadhwa

Sadhwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sadhwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sadhwa from other places

Sadhwa lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 19 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 Sadhwa
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 5.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 18 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 19 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Sadhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhwa village had a population of 409. That makes it the 135th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Sadhwa village has 216 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhwa has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Sadhwa covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadhwa falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sadhwa is Garhnokha, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Sadhwa.

Sadhwa is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadhwa is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 5.7 km away. Nokha is about 18 km away. Garhnokha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankorha (under 2 km), Dhawniyan (2.7 km) and Bariyarpur (2.7 km).

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

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