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About Sarha Village

Sarha is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,679, made up of 1,405 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares.

Sarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 2,679
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarha compares

By the 2011 count Sarha is the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sarha

Sarha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarha as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Saidpur, Sajaur, Samastipur and Sarauni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarha village had a population of 2,679. That makes it the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sarha village has 1,405 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Sarha covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarha falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarha notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sarha.

Sarha is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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