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About Sanikhairati Village

Sanikhairati is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 328 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Sanikhairati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanikhairati village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 328
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sanikhairati compares

By the 2011 count Sanikhairati is the 58th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Sanikhairati

The census records public bus service for Sanikhairati as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanikhairati from other places

Sanikhairati lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 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 Sanikhairati
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Sanikhairati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanikhairati village had a population of 638. That makes it the 58th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Sanikhairati village has 328 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanikhairati has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Sanikhairati covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanikhairati falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanikhairati is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sanikhairati is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanikhairati is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 1.7 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 5.9 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galimapur (under 2 km), Chainpur (under 2 km) and Sirmi (under 2 km).

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

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