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About Sanjha Village

Sanjha is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 669 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Sanjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 669
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Sanjha compares

By the 2011 count Sanjha is the 82nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sanjha

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

Sanjha lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chhapra Kacheri, about under 2 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 Sanjha
Nearest railway station Chhapra Kacheri under 2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 2.0 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 32 km

Villages closest to Sanjha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjha village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Sanjha village has 669 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjha has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Sanjha covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sanjha falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanjha is Chhapra Kacheri, about under 2 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 Sanjha.

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

Sanjha is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Chhapra Kacheri is about under 2 km away. Chāpra is about 2.0 km away. Saran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mujauna (under 2 km), Bali Chhapra (2.2 km) and Natha Chhapra (2.2 km).

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

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