About Sahar Village

Sahar is one of the larger villages in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,674, made up of 2,865 males and 2,809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Sahar
Pincode	802208
Area (hectares)	355 hectares
Population	5,674
Male Population	2,865
Female Population	2,809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahar compares

By the 2011 count Sahar is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sahar

Sahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sahar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sahar from other places

Sahar lies about 6.9 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 26 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 Sahar
District headquarters	Bhojpur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	17 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	26 km

Villages closest to Sahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahar village had a population of 5,674. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Sahar village has 2,865 males and 2,809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sahar is 802208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahar covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahar falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sahar is Pawakhali, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sahar.

Sahar is about 6.9 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahar is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bhojpur is about 6.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Pawakhali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.