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About Saichani Village

Saichani is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,365, made up of 1,275 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saichani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saichani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Pincode 841203
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 2,365
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Saichani compares

By the 2011 count Saichani is the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Saichani

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

Saichani lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 13 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 Saichani
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Chainwa 13 km
Nearest town Reoti 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Saichani

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 Saichani

As per the Census of India 2011, Saichani village had a population of 2,365. That makes it the 26th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Saichani village has 1,275 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saichani has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Saichani is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saichani covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saichani falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saichani is Chainwa, about 13 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 Saichani.

Saichani 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.

Saichani is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 9.1 km away. Chainwa is about 13 km away. Reoti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighwaliya (1.7 km), Pipra (2.2 km) and Bhanti (2.6 km).

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

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