About Sahasram Village

Sahasram is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 399 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahasram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahasram village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	46 hectares
Population	769
Male Population	399
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 Sahasram compares

By the 2011 count Sahasram is the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sahasram

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

Sahasram lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 2.4 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 Sahasram
Nearest railway station	Bikramshila	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	9.8 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	35 km

Villages closest to Sahasram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahasram village had a population of 769. That makes it the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Sahasram village has 399 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahasram has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sahasram is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahasram covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahasram falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahasram is Bikramshila, about 2.4 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 Sahasram.

Sahasram is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahasram is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 2.4 km away. Colgong is about 9.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.