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About Saptar Village

Saptar is a large village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,222, made up of 1,155 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saptar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saptar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 2,222
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Saptar compares

By the 2011 count Saptar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Saptar

Saptar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Saptar 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 Saptar from other places

Saptar lies about 21 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madhupur Junction, about 6.0 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 Saptar
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 6.0 km
District headquarters Deoghar 21 km

Villages closest to Saptar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saptar village had a population of 2,222. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Saptar village has 1,155 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saptar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Saptar is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saptar covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saptar falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saptar is Madhupur Junction, about 6.0 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 Saptar.

Saptar is about 21 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saptar is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur is about 6.0 km away. Madhupur Junction is about 6.0 km away. Deoghar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpa (2.4 km), Chaura (2.4 km) and Mahuatanr (2.5 km).

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

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