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About Sahar Village

Sahar is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 451 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Sahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 451
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahar compares

By the 2011 count Sahar is the 67th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sahar

Sahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sahar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sahar from other places

Sahar lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 19 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 Sahar
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 19 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Sahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahar village had a population of 911. That makes it the 67th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Sahar village has 451 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahar has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Sahar covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahar falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahar is Dev Road Halt, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sahar.

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

Sahar is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 3.6 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 19 km away. Rafiganj 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 Jalwand (under 2 km), Umga (under 2 km) and Ghatrain (1.8 km).

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

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