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About Sharaur Village

Sharaur is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,112 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Sharaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 2,175
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sharaur compares

By the 2011 count Sharaur is the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sharaur

Sharaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sharaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rati Dubawal, Rustampur, Sahjauli and Saho Dih. 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 Sharaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharaur village had a population of 2,175. That makes it the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Sharaur village has 1,112 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharaur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Sharaur covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharaur falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Sharaur 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 village for Sharaur.

Sharaur is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur 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 Sharaur today is likely to be higher.

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