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About Sarhi Village

Sarhi is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 479 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Sarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 479
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarhi compares

By the 2011 count Sarhi is the 64th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sarhi

Sarhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarhi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sajaur, Samastipur, Sarauni and Sarauni Arazi. 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 Sarhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhi village had a population of 851. That makes it the 64th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Sarhi village has 479 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhi has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Sarhi covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sarhi falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sarhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarhi.

Sarhi 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 Sarhi today is likely to be higher.

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