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About Sahimpur Village

Sahimpur is a small village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 205 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Sahimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahimpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 205
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Sahimpur compares

By the 2011 count Sahimpur is the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Sahimpur

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

Sahimpur lies about 46 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, about 16 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 Sahimpur
Nearest town Sikandarpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sanwara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 29 km
District headquarters Siwan 46 km

Villages closest to Sahimpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahimpur village had a population of 405. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Sahimpur village has 205 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahimpur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Sahimpur covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahimpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahimpur is Sanwara, about 16 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 Sahimpur.

Sahimpur is about 46 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahimpur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Raghunathpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipur (under 2 km), Dilawarpur (under 2 km) and Edilpur (under 2 km).

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

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