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About Sarhochia Village

Sarhochia is a mid sized village in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 688 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Sarhochia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhochia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Raghopur
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 688
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhochia compares

By the 2011 count Sarhochia is the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sarhochia

Sarhochia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarhochia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sarhochia from other places

Sarhochia lies about 25 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Raghopur, about 7.8 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 Sarhochia
Nearest railway station Raghopur 7.8 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 25 km

Villages closest to Sarhochia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhochia village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 45th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents.

Sarhochia village has 688 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhochia has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Sarhochia covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarhochia falls under Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarhochia is Raghopur, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance for Sarhochia.

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

Sarhochia is in Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district. Raghopur is about 7.8 km away. Chhātāpur is about 20 km away. Supaul 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 Satkodaria (under 2 km), Achalpur (1.6 km) and Dumri (3.3 km).

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

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