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About Sanjori Village

Sanjori is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 489 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 353.1 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 489
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanjori compares

By the 2011 count Sanjori is the 50th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 353.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Sanjori

Sanjori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanjori 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 Sanjori from other places

Sanjori lies about 34 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 22 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 Sanjori
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 22 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 34 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 34 km

Villages closest to Sanjori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjori village had a population of 917. That makes it the 50th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Sanjori village has 489 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjori has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Sanjori is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjori covers 353.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanjori falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sanjori is Tinpahar Junction, about 22 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 Sanjori.

Sanjori is about 34 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjori is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 22 km away. Rājmahal is about 32 km away. Barhait is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanjori (under 2 km), Karamghati (under 2 km) and Kairagora (1.6 km).

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

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