About Saharna Village

Saharna is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 787 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Saharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	1,489
Male Population	787
Female Population	702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saharna compares

By the 2011 count Saharna is the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saharna

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

How far is Saharna from other places

Saharna lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 10 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 Saharna
Nearest railway station	Tikani	10 km
Nearest town	Purāini	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Saharna

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

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Common questions about Saharna

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharna village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Saharna village has 787 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharna has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Saharna covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saharna falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saharna is Tikani, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saharna.

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

Saharna is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 10 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Barahat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.