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About Sarphora Village

Sarphora is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 293 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Sarphora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarphora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 293
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarphora compares

By the 2011 count Sarphora is the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sarphora

Sarphora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarphora 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarphora from other places

Sarphora lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 5.3 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 Sarphora
Nearest railway station Mairwa 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Sarphora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarphora village had a population of 627. That makes it the 69th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Sarphora village has 293 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarphora has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Sarphora covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarphora falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarphora is Mairwa, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarphora.

Sarphora is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarphora is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 5.3 km away. Guthani is about 25 km away. Siwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohrai (under 2 km), Karamdaha (under 2 km) and Olia (under 2 km).

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

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