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About Sagarbhanga Village

Sagarbhanga is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 756 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagarbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagarbhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 756
Female Population 782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sagarbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Sagarbhanga is the 11th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sagarbhanga

Sagarbhanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sagarbhanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sagarbhanga from other places

Sagarbhanga lies about 30 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 2.3 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 Sagarbhanga
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 30 km

Villages closest to Sagarbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagarbhanga village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 11th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Sagarbhanga village has 756 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagarbhanga has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sagarbhanga is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagarbhanga covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sagarbhanga falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sagarbhanga is Tinpahar Junction, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sagarbhanga.

Sagarbhanga is about 30 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagarbhanga is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 2.3 km away. Taljhari is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesakhapar (under 2 km), Saharpur (under 2 km) and Hathigarh (under 2 km).

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

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