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About Sagra Village

Sagra is a mid sized village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 749 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Sagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 749
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagra compares

By the 2011 count Sagra is the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Sagra

Sagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sagra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sagra from other places

Sagra lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 11 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 Sagra
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 11 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautan 32 km

Villages closest to Sagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagra village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Sagra village has 749 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagra has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Sagra covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagra falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sagra is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 11 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 village for Sagra.

Sagra is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagra is in Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 11 km away. Mahārājgani is about 13 km away. Siwan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharpur (17 km), Misir Chak (19 km) and Khap Bankat (21 km).

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

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