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About Sajni Village

Sajni is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 162 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 650 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 162
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sajni compares

By the 2011 count Sajni is the 145th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 650 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sajni

Sajni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sajni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sajni from other places

Sajni lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 46 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 Sajni
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 46 km

Villages closest to Sajni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Sajni

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajni village had a population of 314. That makes it the 145th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sajni village has 162 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajni has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sajni is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajni covers 650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sajni falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sajni is Shivpur, about 46 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sajni.

Sajni is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajni is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā 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 Gidhatari (1.7 km), Mana Math (1.9 km) and Kolhua (2.2 km).

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

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