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About Sahjaniya Village

Sahjaniya is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 382 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Sahjaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahjaniya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 382
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahjaniya compares

By the 2011 count Sahjaniya is the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sahjaniya

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

Sahjaniya lies about 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 6.6 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 Sahjaniya
Nearest town Mairwa 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Sahjaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahjaniya village had a population of 760. That makes it the 67th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Sahjaniya village has 382 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahjaniya has about 990 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 1014.

Sahjaniya covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sahjaniya falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahjaniya is Karchhue, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sahjaniya.

Sahjaniya is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahjaniya is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 6.2 km away. Karchhue is about 6.6 km away. Darauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khap Punak Buzurg (under 2 km), Oini (under 2 km) and Saraharwa (under 2 km).

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

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